Caroline Cooke
Caroline Frances Cooke (December 29, 1875 – July 8, 1962) was an American silent film actress and screenwriter.
Also recorded as Caroline Frances Cooke
Caroline Cooke

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- Name
- Caroline Cooke
- Birth Name
- Caroline Frances Cooke
- Born
- 29 December 1875
- Birthplace
- Illinois, U.S.
- Died
- 8 July 1962
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Spouse
- Lorimer Johnston
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Caroline Cooke • Birth Name — Caroline Frances Cooke • Born — 29 December 1875 • Birthplace — Illinois, U.S. • Died — 8 July 1962 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Actress • screenwriter • Years Active — 1913–1939 • Spouse — Lorimer Johnston
Career
Career
Cooke was signed in 1913 and starred in about 15 films between 1913 and 1916. She had two brief roles twenty years after that, in 1926 and 1939. In 1939 she appeared in the classic Son of Frankenstein playing the role of Mrs. Neumüller. She starred with Charlotte Burton in films such as Rose of San Juan which was her first motion picture. In 1914, she wrote the script for The Story of the Olive. She also appeared in the 1930 Our Gang short entitled "When the Wind Blows" where she played the mother of Jackie Cooper and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Other notes • 1913 — Rose of San Juan — Credited as Caroline Cooke • The Sands of Time — Credited as Caroline Cooke • Roses of Yesterday — Credited as Caroline Cooke • A Daughter of the Confederacy — Credited as Caroline Cooke • 1914 — Destinies Fulfilled — Credited as Caroline Cooke • At the Potter's Wheel — Credited as Caroline Cooke • A Blowout at Santa Banana — Credited as Caroline Cooke • The Cricket on the Hearth — Credited as Caroline Cooke, credited as writer • The Call of the Traumerei — Credited as Caroline Cooke • The Turning Point — Credited as Caroline Cooke • The Last Supper — Credited as Caroline Cooke • David Gray's Estate — Credited as Caroline Cooke • The Story of the Olive — Ortegas lover — Credited as writer • The Navy Aviator — Credited as Caroline Cooke • Metamorphosis — Credited as Caroline Cooke • The Envoy Extraordinary • 1915 — The Missing Clue — Credited as Caroline Cooke • 1916 — The Island of Surprise — Mrs. Casselis — Credited as Caroline Cooke • 1926 — The Bells — Catharine — Credited as Caroline Frances Cooke • 1939 — Son of Frankenstein — Mrs. Neumüller — Credited as Caroline Cooke
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1875
Caroline Cooke born at Illinois.
1962
Caroline Cooke died at Los Angeles.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Caroline Frances Cooke. Her recorded language was English. She married Lorimer Johnston.
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