Alistair Cooke

Biography

Alistair Cooke was a renowned British-American writer and television personality. He hosted PBS Masterpiece Theatre from 1971 to 1992, and his work as a journalist, including Letter from America and America: A Personal History of the United States, left a lasting impact on American audiences. With a career spanning 42 years in television, Cooke retired in 1992, although he continued to present Letter from America until shortly before his death in 2004.