John Cook (1935 - 21 September 2001) was an Austrian filmmaker. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, [1] Cook lived and worked most of his life in Europe and often referred to himself as " Viennese by choice", [2] having moved to Austria in the late 1960s after a career in commercial photography in Paris. [3] Little-known in his native Canada, Cook is considered, despite his small filmography, an important figure in Austrian cinema. [4] [5]
Cook was the father of Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook.
Michael Omasta, Olaf Möller (Ed.), John Cook. Viennese by Choice, Filmemacher von Beruf, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-901644-17-2
John Cook (1935 - 21 September 2001) was an Austrian filmmaker. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, [1] Cook lived and worked most of his life in Europe and often referred to himself as " Viennese by choice", [2] having moved to Austria in the late 1960s after a career in commercial photography in Paris. [3] Little-known in his native Canada, Cook is considered, despite his small filmography, an important figure in Austrian cinema. [4] [5]
Cook was the father of Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook.
Michael Omasta, Olaf Möller (Ed.), John Cook. Viennese by Choice, Filmemacher von Beruf, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-901644-17-2