John Cook was an Austrian filmmaker

Cinema of Austria

Austria has had an active cinema industry since the early 20th century. Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky was among the Austrian pioneers of this art. Several Austrians pursued a career in pre-Nazi Germany and later in the United States, among them Fritz Lang, Josef von Sternberg, Billy Wilder, Fred...

. Born in Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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 , Cook lived and worked most of his life in Europe and often referred to himself as "Viennese

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

 by choice" , having moved to Austria in the late 1960s after a career in commercial photography in Paris

Paris

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. Little-known in his native Canada, Cook is considered, despite his small filmography, an important figure in Austrian cinema

Cinema of Austria

Austria has had an active cinema industry since the early 20th century. Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky was among the Austrian pioneers of this art. Several Austrians pursued a career in pre-Nazi Germany and later in the United States, among them Fritz Lang, Josef von Sternberg, Billy Wilder, Fred...

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Cook was the father of Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook

Jesse Cook

Jesse Cook is a Toronto-based guitarist, born in Paris to Canadian parents. Like other guitarists of his style of music, he incorporates funky jazz, latin & world music into his playing. Cook is also well known for the energy of his live shows. He has contributed to the Afro Celt Sound System album...

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Filmography

• Artischocke (1982)
• Schwitzkasten (Clinch) (1978)
• Langsamer Sommer (Slow Summer) (1976), co-directed with Susanne Schett and Michael Pilz
• Ich schaff's einfach nimmer (I Just Can't Go On) (1973)