Lillian Cook

Lillian Cook
Cook (right) in Betsy Ross (1917)
Born
Lillian Agnes Cook

May 16, 1898
Hot Springs, Arkansas, US
DiedMarch 14, 1918(1918-03-14) (aged 19)
New York City, US
Resting placeSpring Grove Cemetery

Lillian Cook was an American actress who was active in Hollywood during the silent era.

Biography

Cook was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Joseph Cook and his wife Martha.[1][2] An only child, she grew up primarily in Cincinnati before she moved to New York to pursue a career on the stage.[3]

Cook died in her Manhattan apartment at the Hotel Remington at age 19 after appearing in dozens of silent films.[4][5][6] Her early death may have been caused by her role as a fairy in Maurice Tourneur's The Blue Bird a year earlier: according to one account, the heavy wings that were part of her costume injured her spine and caused tuberculosis.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Clara Kimball Young in 'The Common Law'". Hot Springs New Era. 14 Feb 1917. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  2. ^ The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916.
  3. ^ a b "The Silent Drama". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 24 Mar 1918. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  4. ^ "Film Favorite Facts". The Sacramento Bee. 2 Apr 1918. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  5. ^ "The Cinema Girl's Chats of the Films". Press and Sun-Bulletin. 18 Jul 1918. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  6. ^ "Lillian Cook Dies". News-Journal. 20 Mar 1918. Retrieved 2020-09-10.


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