- Date Of Birth: May 20, 1928
- Date Of Death: March 16, 2013
- State: Illinois
Paul M. Cook Actor/Author/Composer age 84 of Geneva passed away Saturday March 16, 2013 At Pine Acres Rehabilitation Center in DeKalb, IL. after a long battle with Parkinson Disease.
He was born May 20, 1928 in San Antonio, Tx. the son of Henry Barnard and Letha (Frame) Cook. As an actor in TV commercials, industrial films and movies for forty five years, Paul was with the Shirley Hamilton Agency in Chicago. His movie credits include Damien-Omen II, The Untouchables and Dr. Hull in Somewhere In Time. Paul served many years as a Dale Carnegie Instructor, was a Regional Vice President of Screen Actors Guild in Detroit and President of TV Actors Studio in Chicago. In his retirement Paul composed 2 CD’S of romantic instrumentals and soft jazz orchestrated by Kent Wehman. Some of his previous work had been recorded by Les Paul and Mary Ford and the Gene Shaw Jazz Quintet.
Paul was a member of the St. Charles Writers Group for many years. During that time he published a novel, (A Change In Plans) and a book of short stories.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Dorthalee Cook.
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