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Peter Cookson

American actor (1913-1990)
Person Human Q7173376

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
May 8, 1913
Date of death
January 6, 1990
Place of birth
Milwaukie
Place of death
Southfield
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
actor, film actor, stage actor, musician
Award received
Theatre World Award[16]
Spouse
Beatrice Straight[10]
Child
Peter W. Cookson, Jr., Gary Cookson, Tony Cookson[11][12][13]
Cause of death
bone cancer[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Family name
Cookson[19]
Given name
Peter[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[21]
Native language
English[15]
Place of burial
William Henry Lee Memorial Cemetery[9]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Peter Cookson ar بيتر كوكسن fa پیتر کوکسان ja ピーター・クックソン ru Питер Куксон zh 彼得·库克森 zh-hant 彼得·庫克森
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000055501794
VIAF cluster ID
13637586
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81097902
GND ID
134823729
AllMovie person ID
p14753
CONOR.SI ID
177340515
Carnegie Hall agent ID
125101
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134823729
Discogs artist ID
2533973
Elonet person ID
1071555
FAST ID
1449647
Film.ru person ID
peter-cookson
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Find a Grave memorial ID
10423716
Freebase ID
/m/09rx38
Geni profile ID
6000000056184562969
HAND ID
3798-5A8A-A21A-3E03-CC43
IMDb ID
nm0177546
Internet Broadway Database person ID
23451
J9U entity ID
987007441766005171
Kinobox person ID
176345
Kinopoisk person ID
214241
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000342596
PORT person ID
196389
Prabook ID
1950357
SNAC ARK ID
w6fk6p42
SecondHandSongs artist ID
2286
TMDB person ID
107677
The Peerage person ID
p66072.htm#i660718
WikiTree person ID
Cookson-556
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxhjPcxkvTYR6t9XBXcfq
Yale LUX ID
person/9e355d51-6560-4168-856b-be4a73c48ce8
ČSFD person ID
133285

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
actor, film actor, stage actor
← Cast member 2
A Guy Named Joe, The Impostor
Award received 1
Theatre World Award
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Peter
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Milwaukie
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Beatrice Straight
Spouses 1
Beatrice Straight
Writing language 1
English
← Performer 1
It's All Right with Me
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Summary

Peter Cookson was born on May 8, 1913[1], in Milwaukie[2]. He died on January 6, 1990[3], in Southfield[4]. He worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], stage actor[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Peter Cookson born?

Peter Cookson was born in Milwaukie[2].

Where did Peter Cookson die?

Peter Cookson passed away in Southfield[4].

Who was Peter Cookson married to?

Peter Cookson's spouses include Beatrice Straight[10].

What did Peter Cookson do for work?

Peter Cookson worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], stage actor[7], and musician[8].

What awards did Peter Cookson receive?

Honors received include Theatre World Award[16].

Related Entities

Beatrice Straight United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . theatreworldawards.org. theatreworldawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Southfield
    Child → Peter W. Cookson, Jr., Gary Cookson, Tony Cookson
    Cause of death → bone cancer
    Instance of → human
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