Birth Date: | 26 June 1959 |
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Death Place: | Malibu, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Screenwriter |
Years Active: | 1991–2015 |
Notable Works: | The Rock |
Douglas S. Cook (June 26, 1959 – July 19, 2015) was an American screenwriter best known for writing 1996's film The Rock. His other credits included Payoff, Holy Matrimony, Double Jeopardy and Criminal.[1] Cook wrote all of his screenplays along with his writing partner David Weisberg.[2] They also wrote another action thriller script Blank Slate, which is currently un-produced at Bold Films.[3]
Cook grew up in Boston and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University. He moved to California to pursue a career in screenwriting.[4]
Cook was married to Justine Jacoby Cook for 27 years. She was a former casting director and a production manager for the Marat Daukayev School of Ballet in Los Angeles. In November 2013, she died of ovarian cancer at age 53.[5]
Cook died on July 19, 2015, at age 56 while visiting Malibu, California.[6] He was survived by his son Mackenzie, daughter Hannah, mother Helen, brothers Brad and Peter, sister Heather, girlfriend Hannah Cox and several nieces and nephews.