Background
Cooke, Jack Kent was born on October 25, 1912 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Son of Ralph Ercil and Nancy (Jacobs) Cooke.
Cooke, Jack Kent was born on October 25, 1912 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Son of Ralph Ercil and Nancy (Jacobs) Cooke.
Student, Malvern Collegiate.
Partner, Thomson Cooke Newspapers, 1937-1952;
president, Station CKEY, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1944-1961;
president, Liberty of Canada Ltd., 1947-1961;
president, Toronto Maple Leaf Baseball Club Ltd., 1951-1964;
Chairman of the Board, president, Consolidated Press Ltd., 1952-1961;
chairman, Cooke Properties Inc. (Chrysler & Kent Bldgs, New York City), 1966-1997;
chairman, Jack Kent Cooke Inc., 1976-1997;
chairman, Pro-Football Inc., Washington Redskins, NFL, 1960-1997;
president, California Sports, Inc. (Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association, Los Angeles Kings, National Hockey League), 1965-1979;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Teleprompter Corporation, 1974-1981;
chairman, Cooke Media Group, Inc.
(Daily News), Los Angeles, 1985-1997;
chairman, Elmendorf Farm, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, 1985-1997.
Trustee Little League Foundation. Member National Athletic Institute (board directors) M C.
Married Barbara Jean Carnegie, May 5, 1934 (divorced). Children: Ralph Kent (deceased), John Kent. Married Jeanne Maxwell Williams, October 31, 1980 (divorced).
Married Marlena Ramallo, May 5, 1990.