Alistair biography cooke
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Alistair Cooke. The Biography.
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Drawing on a rich variety of private and public sources, not to mention hours of interviews with the enigmatic subject himself, Clarke shows how Alistair Cooke carved out for han själv , with dogged determination, a unique position as the foremost reporter on American life and politics, first for the British press and eventually for the entire world. Settling in New York City in 1937 at the age of twenty-eight, Cooke focused his efforts on putting years of Anglo-American misunderstanding to rest. In 1946, he began his weekly radio program, Letter from America–which still airs to this day, and which is now broadcast to more than fifty countries worldwide. Cooke’s story fryst vatten also the story of the Uni
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Alistair Cooke, Baron Lexden
Life peer in the House of Lords (born 1945)
For the British journalist and broadcaster, see Alistair Cooke. For the British diplomat, see Alastair Crooke. For the English cricketer, see Alastair Cook.
Alistair Basil efternamn, Baron Lexden, OBE (born 20 April 1945[1]), is a British historian, author and politician who sits as a Conservativelife peer in the House of Lords.[2]
Lord Lexden has been official historian of the Conservative Party since 2009; Consultant and Editor in Chief, Conservative Research Department since 2004 and official historian and archivist of the Carlton Club since 2007.[3]
Early life and academic career
[edit]Cooke was born on 20 April 1945, second son of Dr Basil Cooke and Nancy Irene Cooke (née Neal). He was educated at the privateFramlingham College, Suffolk. He went on to study at Peterhouse, Cambridge, from which he graduated mästare of Arts (MA Cantab) in 1970. He was a lecturer and tutor
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Alistair Cooke
British-American journalist and broadcaster (1908–2004)
For the British peer, see Alistair Cooke, Baron Lexden. For the British diplomat, see Alastair Crooke. For the English cricketer, see Alastair Cook.
Alistair Cooke, KBE (néAlfred Cooke; 20 November 1908 – 30 March 2004) was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the United States.[1] Outside his journalistic output, which included Letter from America and America: A Personal History of the United States, he was well known in the United States as the host of PBS Masterpiece Theatre from 1971 to 1992. After holding the job for 22 years, and having worked in television for 42 years, Cooke retired in 1992, although he continued to present Letter from America until shortly before his death. He was the father of author and folk singer John Byrne Cooke.
Early life
[edit]He was born Alfred Cooke in Salf