Dates: ?1903 – September 29th 1990
1929 – Started Century Lighting, at 351 West 52nd Street, New York City on 10 August 1929, in partnership with Joseph Levy
The Century ellipsoidal (profile) was known as the ‘Lekolite’ (‘Levy’ and ‘Kook’) and was the dominant profile in American theatre for years since launching in 1933.
- Edward Kook archive at the New York Public Library
- New York Times obituary (1 October 1990)