As per our current Database, Jack Kent Cooke has been died on Apr 6, 1997 (age 84).
When Jack Kent Cooke die, Jack Kent Cooke was 84 years old.
Popular As | Jack Kent Cooke |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Age | 84 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
Born | October 25, 1912 (Canada) |
Birthday | October 25 |
Town/City | Canada |
Nationality | Canada |
Jack Kent Cooke’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.
Jack Kent Cooke was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Known best as the owner of such American professional Sports teams as the Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Kings, and L.A. Lakers, this Canadian-born businessman also arranged for the construction of both the FedEx Field (Landover, Maryland) and The Forum (Inglewood, California).
In his mid-teens, he worked as a door-to-door encyclopedia salesman. He went on to work for the Toronto Stock Exchange and subsequently bought several Canadian radio stations and news publications.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he purchased New York City's Chrysler Building, the Los Angeles Daily News, and numerous cable television stations.
His first marriage, to Barbara Jean Carnegie, lasted nearly fifty years but ended in divorce in 1979. Later, he was briefly married to Jeanne Maxwell and Suzanne Elizabeth Martin. Finally, he married a Bolivian woman named Marlene Ramallo Chalmers who had once worked as a transporter of illegal drugs.
His divorce from Barbara Jean Carnegie was settled by Los Angeles Judge Joseph Wapner (who later became a famous television legal personality).