.Elisha Cook Jr (1903 - 1995) إليشا كوك جونيور

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An American actor, born in San Francisco, California, USA. He married actress Mary Lou Cook (1929-1942), and after their divorce, he married Peggy McKenna (1943-1995), and she remained with him until his death. He is known for The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Big Sleep (1946), and...Read more The Killing (1956). He studied at St. Albans College and the Chicago Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his first appearance on stage at the age of 14 and worked as an assistant stage manager at the age of 17. He worked in theatrical performances and on Broadway, and his first appearance in cinema was in the movie Her Unborn Child (1930). He did not devote himself to cinema until 1936 when he settled in Hollywood and became a main actor in many films, and he worked often onscreen. He enlisted in the army during the World War II and continued to act until the late eighties when he suffered a loss of speech due to a stroke. He died on May 8, 1995 of a stroke in Big Pine, California, USA.



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  • An American actor, born in San Francisco, California, USA. He married actress Mary Lou Cook (1929-1942), and after their divorce, he married Peggy McKenna (1943-1995), and she...Read more remained with him until his death. He is known for The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Big Sleep (1946), and The Killing (1956). He studied at St. Albans College and the Chicago Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his first appearance on stage at the age of 14 and worked as an assistant stage manager at the age of 17. He worked in theatrical performances and on Broadway, and his first appearance in cinema was in the movie Her Unborn Child (1930). He did not devote himself to cinema until 1936 when he settled in Hollywood and became a main actor in many films, and he worked often onscreen. He enlisted in the army during the World War II and continued to act until the late eighties when he suffered a loss of speech due to a stroke. He died on May 8, 1995 of a stroke in Big Pine, California, USA.

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