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William Wallace Cook(1867-1933)

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William Wallace Cook was born on 11 April 1867 in Marshall, Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for The Man Who Played Square (1924), Red Signals (1927) and '49-'17 (1917). He was previously married to Mary Ackley and Anna Gertrude Slater. He died on 20 July 1933 in Marshall, Michigan, USA.
BornApril 11, 1867
DiedJuly 20, 1933(66)
BornApril 11, 1867
DiedJuly 20, 1933(66)
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Known for:

Wanda Hawley and Buck Jones in The Man Who Played Square (1924)
The Man Who Played Square
4.2
  • Writer
  • 1924
Red Signals
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1927
Leo Pierson in '49-'17 (1917)
'49-'17
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1917
The White Man's Law
  • Writer
  • 1916

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  • Hoot Gibson and Barbara Worth in The Prairie King (1927)
    The Prairie King
    • story
    • 1927
  • Mark Hamilton and Tom Tyler in The Sonora Kid (1927)
    The Sonora Kid
    • story
    • 1927
  • Red Signals
    • story
    • 1927
  • Wanda Hawley and Buck Jones in The Man Who Played Square (1924)
    The Man Who Played Square
    • story
    • 1924
  • Faire Binney, Edmund Breese, and Johnny Hines in The Speed Spook (1924)
    The Speed Spook
    • story (as Wm. Wallace Cook)
    • 1924
  • Douglas MacLean in The Sunshine Trail (1923)
    The Sunshine Trail
    • story
    • 1923
  • Franklyn Farnum and Shorty Hamilton in Gold Grabbers (1922)
    Gold Grabbers
    • story
    • 1922
  • Ora Carew and Tom Mix in After Your Own Heart (1921)
    After Your Own Heart
    • story
    • 1921
  • Hoot Gibson and Pete Morrison in By Indian Post (1919)
    By Indian Post
    • story "The Trail of the Billy-Doo"
    • Short
    • 1919
  • Leo Pierson in '49-'17 (1917)
    '49-'17
    • short story "The Old West Per Contract"
    • 1917
  • The Whispered Name
    • story
    • Short
    • 1917
  • The White Man's Law
    • story
    • 1916
  • That College Life
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1913
  • L. Rogers Lytton and Rosemary Theby in Off the Road (1913)
    Off the Road
    • scenario (as Billy Cook)
    • Short
    • 1913
  • Two of a Kind
    • Writer (as Billy Cook)
    • Short
    • 1913

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  • Alternative names
    • Billy Cook
  • Born
    • April 11, 1867
    • Marshall, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • July 20, 1933
    • Marshall, Michigan, USA
  • Spouses
      Mary Ackley1926 - July 20, 1933 (his death)
  • Other works
    Story: "The Old West Per Contract" (filmed as '49-'17 (1917))
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    • 1 Article

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