Carole Cook

Born: 1924-01-14 Abilene, Texas, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carole Cook (b. 1928, Abilene, Texas) is an American actress. She has appeared in many theatrical productions, in films and on television. Born as Mildred Frances Cook, she was a protege of Lucille Ball. Ball gave her the stage name of 'Carole', after her friend Carole Lombard because, Ball reportedly told Cook, 'you have the same healthy disrespect for everything in general'. Cook appeared regularly on two of her shows, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy. Ball was matron of honor at Cook's wedding in 1964 to actor Tom Troupe. Cook starred in the animated Disney film Home on the Range, as the voice of Pear ...