Lillian Cook | |
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 Cook (right) in Betsy Ross (1917) | |
| Born | Lillian Agnes Cook May 16, 1898 Hot Springs, Arkansas, US |
| Died | March 14, 1918 (aged 19) New York City, US |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
Lillian Cook was an American actress who was active in Hollywood during the silent era.
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]
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