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Carole Cook

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Actress

The Resume

    (January 14, 1924-January 11, 2023)
    Born in Abilene, Texas
    Birth name was Mildred Frances Cook
    Protege of Lucille Ball
    Appeared in 18 episodes of 'The Lucy Show' and 5 episodes of 'Here's Lucy'
    Appeared in the films 'The Incredible Mr. Limpet' (1963), 'American Gigolo' (1980), 'Sixteen Candles' (1984), and 'Home on the Range' (voice only, 2004)
    Appeared on Broadway in 'Romantic Comedy' (1979-80) and '42nd Street' (1980-89)
    Second actress (after Carol Channing) to portray Dolly Levi in 'Hello, Dolly' (in the Australian touring production, 1965)

Why she might be annoying:

    She initially thought she was being pranked when Ball called her about coming to Hollywood for a screen test.
    In 'Sixteen Candles,' she played the handsy grandma who feels up Molly Ringwald.
    When a TMZ reporter mentioned Donald Trump, she said, 'Where's John Wilkes Booth when you need him?' (September 9, 2018)
    When someone off camera interjected, 'So we need to kill President Trump?' she replied, 'Why not?'

Why she might not be annoying:

    Ball convinced her to change her first name to honor Carole Lombard because 'You have the same healthy disrespect for everything in general.'
    She was married to Tom Troupe for 58 years.
    Ball was matron of honor at their wedding.
    She spent over 30 years working with S.T.A.G.E LA, a musical theater benefit for HIV/AIDS.
    She said that the Secret Service agents who questioned her about her Trump comments 'couldn't have been nicer.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 366 Votes: 52.19% Annoying