John Byrne Cooke
John Byrne Cooke (October 5, 1940 – September 3, 2017) was an American author, musician, and photographer. He was the son of the English-born writer and broadcaster Alistair Cooke, and the great-grandnephew of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Cooke wrote several Western fiction novels, and book reviews for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times.
John Byrne Cooke
- Name
- John Byrne Cooke
- Born
- 5 October 1940
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Died
- 3 September 2017
- Place of death
- Jackson, Wyoming, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Author
- Education
- Harvard University
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- music · photography · literature · acting
- Languages
- English
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John Byrne Cooke (October 5, 1940 – September 3, 2017) was an American author, musician, and photographer. He was the son of the English-born writer and broadcaster Alistair Cooke, and the great-grandnephew of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Cooke wrote several Western fiction novels, and book reviews for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times.
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Cooke lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming from 1982 until his death from cancer in 2017, aged 76.
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• Name — John Byrne Cooke • Born — 5 October 1940 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Died — 3 September 2017 • Place of death — Jackson, Wyoming, U.S. • Occupation — * Author • musician • photographer • Education — Harvard University
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