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Lawrence Cook (other)
Lawrence Cook may refer to: * Lawrence Cook (actor) (1930–2003), American actor * Lawrence Cook (cricketer) (1884–1933), Lancashire cricketer and footballer * J. Lawrence Cook J. Lawrence Cook (July 14, 1899 – April 2, 1976) was the most prolific piano roll artist in history. His output has been estimated at between 10,000 and 20,000 different roll recordings. Cook was born in Athens, Tennessee, the son of a preach ... (1899–1976), piano roll artist * Lawrence Cook, one of the Carthusian Martyrs See also * Larry Cook (other) {{Hndis, name=Cook, Lawrence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Cook (actor)
Lawrence Cook (May 7, 1930 – December 27, 2003) was an American actor. Cook starred in '' The Spook Who Sat by the Door'' (1973). In that film, which was based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Sam Greenlee, Cook portrayed Dan Freeman, a secret black nationalist who is trained by the CIA and later trains and leads black freedom fighters in an uprising against the U.S. government. Before ''The Spook Who Sat by the Door'', Cook appeared in films such as ''Cotton Comes to Harlem'' (1970) and '' Trouble Man'' (1972). After ''Spook'', he appeared in ''Colors'' (1988) and ''Posse'' (1993), as well as in television series including ''Family Matters'', ''The Mod Squad'', ''Columbo'' and ''McMillan & Wife''. He also appeared as Paul Grant on the daytime soap opera ''Days Of Our Lives'' from 1975 to 1976. Cook died in 2003 in Marina del Rey, California. He was buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary is a cem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Cook (cricketer)
Lawrence Cook (born Lawrence Whalley; 28 March 1884 – 2 December 1933) was an English cricketer and footballer. Cricket career Following in the footsteps of brother Billy Cook, Lawrence first came to notice playing for Penwortham Cricket Club. In one game in 1902 he had bowling figures of 9 wickets for 9 runs, yet it was a game Penwortham failed to win.Lancashire Daily Post 10 May 1902 (British Newspaper Archive). He subsequently had spells as a professional with Lytham Cricket Club, Liverpool Cricket Club, and then Preston Cricket Club.Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser 7 November 1905 (British Newspaper Archive). In 1907 he played his first games for the Lancashire County Cricket Club. His career at county level was somewhat unusual. For most of the time he was not a regular member of the senior eleven as many bowlers competed for two or three places, but near its end in his mid-thirties Cook bowled so well that some expected him to be chosen for the diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carthusian Martyrs
The Carthusian martyrs are those members of the Carthusian monastic order who have been persecuted and killed because of their Christian faith and their adherence to the Catholic religion. As an enclosed order the Carthusians do not, on principle, put forward causes for their members, though causes have been promoted by others on their behalf. The order The Carthusian order was founded in 1084 by St. Bruno of Cologne, and is an eremitic order, holding to the principle of withdrawal from the world to a life of silent contemplation and prayer. They are often viewed as hermits that live in common, having no active apostolate outside their Charterhouse. Carthusian life is dramatically different as compared to Benedictine Monasticism, the most prevalent form in the west. Today the Carthusians are a small order comprising 25 houses worldwide with just 350 male and 75 female members. The Martyrs During the Hussite Revolution in Bohemia in the 15th century Carthusian houses, as wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
