Whitfield Cook

Born in Montclair, New Jersey, and a Yale School of Drama graduate, Whitfield Cook began publishing short stories in late 1930s, earning an O. Henry Award for “The Unfaithful” in 1943. His Redbook series about a teenage girl was adapted into the Broadway play Violet (1944), which featured Patricia Hitchcock and attracted Alfred Hitchcock’s attention. Relocating to Hollywood in 1945, Cook co-wrote… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources