cooke

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An English occupational surname for a cook, or a seller of cooked food
an English occupational name (surname) for a cook, or a seller of cooked food
Cooke Alfred Alistair Cooke Jay Cooke Samuel
United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905) United States journalist (born in England in 1908)
United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905)
United States journalist (born in England in 1908)

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par-cooke
Partially cook
Alfred Alistair Cooke
born Nov. 20, 1908, Manchester, Eng. British-U.S. journalist and commentator. Cooke settled in New York City after studies at the University of Cambridge and Yale and Harvard universities. From the late 1930s he provided lively and insightful interpretations of American culture and history to British audiences in newspapers and radio broadcasts. His weekly radio program Letter from America began in 1946 and has run for more than half a century; One Man's America (1952) and Talk About America (1968) collect many of its texts. His television programs include Omnibus (1956-61) and the BBC-produced series America (1972-73). He hosted television's Masterpiece Theatre from the 1970s to the early 1990s
Alistair Cooke
born Nov. 20, 1908, Manchester, Eng. British-U.S. journalist and commentator. Cooke settled in New York City after studies at the University of Cambridge and Yale and Harvard universities. From the late 1930s he provided lively and insightful interpretations of American culture and history to British audiences in newspapers and radio broadcasts. His weekly radio program Letter from America began in 1946 and has run for more than half a century; One Man's America (1952) and Talk About America (1968) collect many of its texts. His television programs include Omnibus (1956-61) and the BBC-produced series America (1972-73). He hosted television's Masterpiece Theatre from the 1970s to the early 1990s
James Cooke Brown
{i} (1921-2000) science fiction author and sociologist who created and developed the artificial language Loglan
Jay Cooke
born Aug. 10, 1821, Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. died Feb. 18, 1905, Ogontz, Pa. U.S. financier and fund-raiser for the federal government during the American Civil War. He entered a Philadelphia banking house at age 18 and opened his own in 1861. That same year, he floated a $3 million war loan for the state of Pennsylvania. During the next four years he organized the sale of hundreds of millions in bonds for the federal government. Cooke's effort to finance construction of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1870 led to his firm's failure, but he rebuilt his fortune within a decade
Sam Cooke
born Jan. 22, 1931, Clarksdale, Miss., U.S. died Dec. 11, 1964, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. singer and songwriter. The son of a Baptist minister, Cooke started his career singing gospel music. Switching to rhythm and blues and soul music, he had a series of hits, including "You Send Me," "Wonderful World," "Cupid," "Twistin' the Night Away," and "Bring It on Home to Me." Cooke was shot to death in a Los Angeles motel room
Samuel Cooke
born Jan. 22, 1931, Clarksdale, Miss., U.S. died Dec. 11, 1964, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. singer and songwriter. The son of a Baptist minister, Cooke started his career singing gospel music. Switching to rhythm and blues and soul music, he had a series of hits, including "You Send Me," "Wonderful World," "Cupid," "Twistin' the Night Away," and "Bring It on Home to Me." Cooke was shot to death in a Los Angeles motel room
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