Alistair Cooke Autographs

Alistair Cooke, KBE (né Alfred Cooke; 20 November 1908 – 30 March 2004) was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the United States. Outside his journalistic output, which included Letter from America and America: A Personal History of the United States, he was well known in the United States as the host of PBS Masterpiece Theatre from 1971 to 1992. After holding the job for 22 years, and having worked in television for 42 years, Cooke retired in 1992, although he continued to present Letter from America until shortly before his death. He was the father of author and folk singer John Byrne Cooke.
He was born Alfred Cooke in Salford, Lancashire, England, the son of Mary Elizabeth (Byrne) and Samuel Cooke. His father was a Methodist lay preacher and metalsmith by trade; his mother's family were of Irish Protestant origin.
He was educated at Blackpool Grammar School, and won a scholarship to Jesus College, Cambridge, where he gained an honours degree (2:1) in English. He was heavily involved in the arts, was editor of Granta, and set up the Mummers, Cambridge's first theatre group open to both sexes, from which he notably rejected a young James Mason, telling him to stick to architecture.
Read more about Alistair Cooke on Wikipedia

Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Traded items with a signature of Alistair Cooke

The most expensive item with a signature of Alistair Cooke (*Signed/Rare/1st Edition* Alistair Cooke's America, 1973, Leather-bound/Gilt) was sold in August 2025 for $674.77 while the cheapest item (Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke Signed Decorative Envelope) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2024. The month with the most items sold (3) was May 2021 with an average selling price of $0.99 for an autographed item of Alistair Cooke. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2016 with $54.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2021. In average, an autographed item from Alistair Cooke is worth $7.98.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Alistair Cooke were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Alistair Cooke - British Political Journalist - Autographed 3x5 w Sketch	$8.51
	Alistair Cooke - British Political Journalist - Autographed 3x5 w Sketch	$8.51
	Alistair Cooke - British Political Journalist - Autographed 3x5 w Sketch	$8.51
	Alistair Cooke - British Political Writer, Journalist - Autographed 3x5 Card	$0.99
	Alistair Cooke - British Political Writer, Journalist - Autographed 3x5 Card	$0.99
	Alistair Cooke - British Political Writer, Journalist - Autographed 3x5 Card	$0.99
	Alistair Cooke - British Political Writer, Journalist Autographed 3x5 w/ Sketch	$20.20
	Alistair Cooke - British Political Writer, Journalist Autographed 3x5 w/ Sketch	$20.20
	Alistair Cooke - British Political Writer, Journalist Autographed 3x5 w/ Sketch	$20.20
	Alistair Cooke signed card	$31.43
	Alistair Cooke signed card	$31.43
	Alistair Cooke signed card	$31.43
	Alistair Cooke signed cover Clearance Sale Journalist, Radio Broadcaster	$6.95
	Alistair Cooke signed cover Clearance Sale Journalist, Radio Broadcaster	$6.95
	Alistair Cooke signed cover Clearance Sale Journalist, Radio Broadcaster	$6.95