Frank Cooke (1913-2005) was an American entrepreneur who lived within, and started a high-tech optical business in North Brookfield, Massachusetts.

[1] During World War II, Cooke worked for Polaroid's Edwin Land, obtaining much on-the-job experience.

To handle the tedious and difficult work, Cooke hired mostly women because he thought that they were more skillful than men were.

[3] To those not in the optical field, Cooke was best known for his antique automobile collection, which included vehicles such as the “Stanley Steamer,” [4] which he would occasionally ride around North Brookfield.

He called this, “worshiping old iron.” [1] Upon his death, Cooke's collection of unique automobiles was sold [2] and the Vintage Garage was moved to Stowe, Vermont.