Fielder Cook

Fielder Cook

DirectorProducer Mar 9 (died age 80) Atlanta, Georgia, USA 1948–1997 (49 year career)
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Biography

Fielder Cook (March 9, 1923 – June 20, 2003) was an American television and film director, producer, and writer whose 1971 television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story spawned the series The Waltons. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Cook graduated with honor with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature from Washington and Lee University, then studied Elizabethan Drama at the University of Birmingham in England. He returned to the United States and began his career in the early days of television,…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (58)

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Movies (44)

The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

1997

Director

5.5
A Special Friendship

A Special Friendship

1987

Director

Seize the Day

Seize the Day

1986

Director

4.9
Why Me?

Why Me?

1984

Director

5.4
Will There Really Be a Morning?

Will There Really Be a Morning?

1983

Director

7.0
Family Reunion

Family Reunion

1981

Director

8.0
Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

1980

Director

Too Far to Go

Too Far to Go

1979

Director

2.0
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979

Director

4.0
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

1978

Director

9.0
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1976

Director

5.8
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

1976

Director

6.0
Valley Forge

Valley Forge

1975

Director

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

1975

Director

6.0
This Is the West That Was

This Is the West That Was

1974

Director

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973

Director

6.8
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

1973

Director

6.5
The Hands of Cormac Joyce

The Hands of Cormac Joyce

1972

Director

5.0
Harvey

Harvey

1972

Director

6.8
Eagle in a Cage

Eagle in a Cage

1972

Director

5.0
Neighbors

Neighbors

1971

Director

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

1971

Director

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

1971

Executive Producer

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

1971

Director

7.2
The Price

The Price

1971

Director

Enemies

Enemies

1971

Director

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971

Director

8.0
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall

Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall

1969

Director

Teacher, Teacher

Teacher, Teacher

1969

Director

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

1968

Director

5.4
Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

1968

Director

5.4
A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966

Director

7.1
A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966

Producer

7.1
Brigadoon

Brigadoon

1966

Director

7.0
Brigadoon

Brigadoon

1966

Producer

7.0
Big Deal in Laredo

Big Deal in Laredo

1962

Director

Big Deal in Laredo

Big Deal in Laredo

1962

Executive Producer

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1962

Director

A String of Beads

A String of Beads

1961

Director

The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

1961

Director

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

1960

Director

Home Is the Hero

Home Is the Hero

1959

Director

Patterns

Patterns

1956

Director

7.3
Patterns

Patterns

1955

Director

7.0