Journalist

How Marvel Cooke Died: Cause of Death, Age at Death, and More!

Marvel Cooke reached the astounding age of 97 years. Find out the cause of death and more exciting information regarding the death of this famous journalist.

Biography - A Short Wiki

First African-American woman to work at a newspaper that was white-owned called The Daily Compass.

She was raised in a wealthy white neighborhood.

She helped the establishment of a local chapter of a labor union for newspaper journalists called the Newspaper Guild.

She was the child of Madison and Amy Wood Jackson. She married Cecil Cooke.

She was put in charge of a column in a NAACP magazine by W.E.B. DuBois after being offered a job as his assistant.

How did Marvel Cooke die?

Information about the death of Marvel Cooke
Cause of deathN/A
Age of death97 years
ProfessionJournalist
BirthdayApril 4, 1903
Death dateNovember 29, 2000
Place of deathSugar Hill, New York, United States
Place of burialN/A