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Billy Cook (actor)

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William Cook (October 13, 1928 – June 19, 1981) was an American actor best known for his work as a child.

Cook was born in Menlo Park, New Jersey. His early acting experience came in plays directed by his mother. In films, he played the young version of characters acted by Ray Milland in Men with Wings (1938) and Beau Geste (1939).[1] He died in Kennebunkport, Maine at age 52.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1938 Men with Wings Scott Barnes at Age 10
1938 Sons of the Legion David Lee
1938 The Arkansas Traveler kid
1938 Tom Sawyer, Detective Tom Sawyer
1939 I'm from Missouri farm boy Uncredited
1939 Invitation to Happiness Albert Cole Jr.
1939 Beau Geste John at age 10
1939 Disputed Passage Johnny Merkle
1939 Gone with the Wind Boy with Tears When Death Rolls Are Read Uncredited
1940 The Blue Bird Boy Chemist
1940 I Was an Adventuress bellboy Uncredited
1941 Naval Academy Dick Brewster
1942 The Major and the Minor cadet Uncredited

References

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  1. ^ "Character Actors at 10". Detroit Free Press. Michigan, Detroit. October 15, 1939. p. 80. Retrieved 23 December 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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