Carole Cook, prolific actress whose career on stage, TV, film spanned more than 50 years, dies at 98
Cook was known for many roles, among them the grandmother in "16 Candles," a potential client of Richard Gere in "American Gigolo" and a dairy farmer in Disney's animated film "Home on the Range."Cook died of heart failure Thursday, just three days shy of her 99th birthday.
Cook was good friends with Lucille Ball, who mentored her and even suggested her stage name. She was born Mildred Frances Cook but Ball suggested she borrow a new first name from Carole Lombard. Cook was also a favorite of the theater - and the second woman to star in a production of "Hello, Dolly" after Carole Channing."You don't have to fight for it. You've lived it," she told ABC7's George Pennacchio. "And, honey, I could still wear that red dress and fly around that stage."& Lacey," "Charlie's Angels," and "Grey's Anatomy.
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