Cookie Lommel

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

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

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

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. "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. 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.