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Peter Cook

Born

in Torquay, Devon, England, The United Kingdom

November 17, 1937

Died

January 09, 1995

Genre

Humour

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Peter Edward Cook was an English comedian, actor, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishment comedic movement that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s.
Born in Torquay, he was educated at the University of Cambridge. There he became involved with the Footlights Club, of which he later became president. After graduating, he created the comedy stage revue Beyond the Fringe, beginning a long-running partnership with Dudley Moore. In 1961, Cook opened the comedy club The Establishment in Soho. In 19 ...more

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	Tragically I Was an Only Twin: The Complete Peter Cook by Peter Cook, William Cook 4.06 avg rating — 851 ratings — published 2002 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goodbye Again: The Definitive Peter Cook and Dudley Moore by Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, William Cook (Editor) 4.03 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dud and Pete: The Dagenham Dialogues 4.29 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1971 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Bother? by Peter Cook, Chris Morris 4.27 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morphosis: Buildings and Projects [Vol. 1] by Peter Cook, George Rand 4.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Comic Genius of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore by Peter Cook, Dudley Moore 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fallingwater: Frank Lloyd Wright by Peter Cook (Photographer), Robert McCarter, John Hewitt (Contributor) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Evening by Peter Cook, Dudley Moore 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Archigram Ten 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	D3 Start to Finish: Learn how to make a custom data visualisation using D3.js 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I have learned from my mistakes, and I am sure I can repeat them exactly”
― Peter Cook

tags: mistakes, unrepentant

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“As I looked out into the night sky, across all those infinite stars, it made me realize how insignificant they are.”
― Peter Cook

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“I am blind -- but I am able to read thanks to a wonderful new system known as 'broil' . . . I'm sorry, I'll just feel that again.”
― Peter Cook

tags: life

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