Douglas S. Cook (June 26, 1959 – July 19, 2015) was an American screenwriter best known for writing 1996's film '' The Rock''. His other credits included ''Payoff'', '' Holy Matrimony'', ''

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'' and '' Criminal''. Cook wrote all of his screenplays along with his writing partner David Weisberg. They also wrote another action thriller script ''Blank Slate'', which is currently un-produced at Bold Films. Cook grew up in

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and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and

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. He moved to

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to pursue a career in screenwriting. Cook was married to Justine Jacoby Cook for 27 years. She was a former casting director and a production manager for the Marat Daukayev School of Ballet in Los Angeles. In November 2013, she died of

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at age 53. Cook died on July 19, 2015, at age 56 while visiting

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. He was survived by his son Mackenzie, daughter Hannah, mother Helen, brothers Brad and

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, sister Heather, girlfriend Hannah Cox and several nieces and nephews.

Filmography

* ''Payoff'' (1991, TV film) * '' Holy Matrimony'' (1994) * '' The Rock'' (1996) * ''

'' (1999) * '' Criminal'' (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Douglas S. 2015 deaths American male screenwriters Writers from Santa Monica, California Screenwriters from California 1959 births