Lillian Cook

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

Lillian Cook
Cook (right) in Betsy Ross (1917)
Born	Lillian Agnes Cook May 16, 1898 Hot Springs, Arkansas, US
Died	March 14, 1918(1918-03-14) (aged 19) New York City, US
Resting place	Spring Grove Cemetery

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

• The Blue Bird (1918)
• The Devil's Playground (1917)
• The Honeymoon (1917)
• Her Hour (1917)
• The Corner Grocer (1917)
• Betsy Ross (1917)
• Rasputin, the Black Monk (1917)
• Beloved Adventuress (1917)
• The Submarine Eye (1917)
• Darkest Russia (1917)
• The Common Law (1916)
• Sudden Riches (1916)
• As in a Looking Glass (1916)
• A Woman's Power (1916)
• Camille (1915)
• The Cotton King (1915)
• Mother (1914)

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. "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.