Cookie Lommel

Cookie Lommel
Cookie Lommel
Born	1970 (age 53–54); Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupations	Writer; biographer; film producer; activist;
Spouse	Ulli Lommel

Cookie Lommel (born 1970) is an American author, biographer, film producer, and activist.

Early life

Cookie Lommel was born in Cleveland, Ohio.^[1] She began her career in the entertainment industry in 1981.^[2] Early on she worked as a journalist for Cashbox magazine and Radio & Records magazine.^[3] She has also worked as an entertainment industry reporter at CNN^[4] and as entertainment editor at Teen Magazine.^[5]

Activism

In 2003, she was named the executive director of the Jewish Labor Committee's Western region.^[1] Prior to this, in 1992 Lommel founded Operation Unity,^[6] a non-profit organization that funded the travel of inner city minority students to live on an Israeli Kibbutz.^[1]

Author

Cookie Lommel authored the 2001^[7] book The History of Rap Music,^[8] and Black Filmmakers in 2002.^[9] She is also the author of unauthorized biographies for Russell Simmons,^[10] Arnold Schwarzenegger,^[11] James Oglethorpe,^[12] Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., Arthur Miller,^[1] Robert Church,^[13] Madame C.J. Walker,^[14] Michelle Pfeiffer,^[15] and Mary Church Terrell.^[16]

Personal life

She was married to actor and film director Ulli Lommel between 1988 and his death in 2017.^[17]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tugend, Tom (14 March 2004). "One-woman bridge" – via LA Times.
^ "Cash Box". Cash Box Pub. Co. 30 November 1991 – via Internet Archive.
^ Lommel, Cookie (13 October 1995). Robert Church. Holloway House Publishing. ISBN 9780870677892 – via Google Books.
^ Editor, CYNTHIA DETTELBACH (17 September 2004). "A Jewish connection - in her soul and in her jobs". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Lommel, Cookie; D, Chuck (13 October 2018). Russell Simmons. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438103518 – via Google Books.
^ "CNN - Teen-agers find new direction - Nov. 10, 1995". www.cnn.com.
^ "African-American Children's Books".
^ Gelfand, Dale Evva (13 October 2018). Sean Combs. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438103525 – via Google Books.
^ Jaynes, Gerald D. (1 February 2005). Encyclopedia of African American Society. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781452265414 – via Google Books.
^ Gaines, Ann Graham; Majors, Reggie (1 July 2009). The Hip-Hop Scene: The Stars, the Fans, the Music. Enslow Publishing, LLC. ISBN 9780766033962 – via Google Books.
^ Zitelmann, Rainer (13 October 2018). Proč jsou úspěšní lidé úspěšní. Grada Publishing a.s. ISBN 9788024741871 – via Google Books.
^ Marsh, Carole (1 November 2003). Heroes & Helpers Adventure Diaries-#6 Hannah, the Humanitarian Aid Worker!. Gallopade International. ISBN 9780635011534 – via Google Books.
^ Fradin, Dennis B.; Fradin, Judith Bloom (13 October 2018). Fight On!: Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0618133499 – via Google Books.
^ Stille, Darlene R. (13 October 2018). Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur and Millionaire. Capstone. ISBN 9780756518837 – via Google Books.
^ Lüder, Peter (2014-02-14). Wie würde Johnny Depp präsentieren?: Was Sie von Schauspielern für Ihren Vortrag lernen können. Redline Wirtschaft. ISBN 9783864146237.
^ Williams, Karen G.; Queeley, Andrea (13 October 2018). Study Guide for Let Nobody Turn Us Around. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442200135 – via Google Books.
^ III, Harris M. Lentz (30 April 2018). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017. McFarland. ISBN 9781476633183 – via Google Books.

[LAT-1] Tugend, Tom (14 March 2004). "One-woman bridge" – via LA Times.

[2] "Cash Box". Cash Box Pub. Co. 30 November 1991 – via Internet Archive.

[3] Lommel, Cookie (13 October 1995). Robert Church. Holloway House Publishing. ISBN 9780870677892 – via Google Books.

[4] Editor, CYNTHIA DETTELBACH (17 September 2004). "A Jewish connection - in her soul and in her jobs". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[5] Lommel, Cookie; D, Chuck (13 October 2018). Russell Simmons. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438103518 – via Google Books.

[6] "CNN - Teen-agers find new direction - Nov. 10, 1995". www.cnn.com.

[7] "African-American Children's Books".

[8] Gelfand, Dale Evva (13 October 2018). Sean Combs. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438103525 – via Google Books.

[9] Jaynes, Gerald D. (1 February 2005). Encyclopedia of African American Society. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781452265414 – via Google Books.

[10] Gaines, Ann Graham; Majors, Reggie (1 July 2009). The Hip-Hop Scene: The Stars, the Fans, the Music. Enslow Publishing, LLC. ISBN 9780766033962 – via Google Books.

[11] Zitelmann, Rainer (13 October 2018). Proč jsou úspěšní lidé úspěšní. Grada Publishing a.s. ISBN 9788024741871 – via Google Books.

[12] Marsh, Carole (1 November 2003). Heroes & Helpers Adventure Diaries-#6 Hannah, the Humanitarian Aid Worker!. Gallopade International. ISBN 9780635011534 – via Google Books.

[13] Fradin, Dennis B.; Fradin, Judith Bloom (13 October 2018). Fight On!: Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0618133499 – via Google Books.

[14] Stille, Darlene R. (13 October 2018). Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur and Millionaire. Capstone. ISBN 9780756518837 – via Google Books.

[15] Lüder, Peter (2014-02-14). Wie würde Johnny Depp präsentieren?: Was Sie von Schauspielern für Ihren Vortrag lernen können. Redline Wirtschaft. ISBN 9783864146237.

[16] Williams, Karen G.; Queeley, Andrea (13 October 2018). Study Guide for Let Nobody Turn Us Around. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442200135 – via Google Books.

[17] III, Harris M. Lentz (30 April 2018). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017. McFarland. ISBN 9781476633183 – via Google Books.

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Cookie Lommel
Born	1970 (age 53–54) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupations	Writer biographer film producer activist
Spouse	Ulli Lommel