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Happy 120th Birthday Gary Cooper
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A thread
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Today is the 120th birthday of the actor Gary Cooper. You don't have to be a fan of Westerns to be a fan of High Noon and of his. It changed the entire genre for me and broadened my understanding.
Also, the man dated nearly every important Hollywood actress of that time, a lot of my favorites. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left.
NAME: Gary Cooper
OCCUPATION: Film Actor
BIRTH DATE: May 7, 1901
DEATH DATE: May 13, 1961
EDUCATION: Grinnell College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Helena, Montana
PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
OSCAR: Best Actor 1942 for Sergeant York
OSCAR: Best Actor 1953 for High Noon
OCCUPATION: Film Actor
BIRTH DATE: May 7, 1901
DEATH DATE: May 13, 1961
EDUCATION: Grinnell College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Helena, Montana
PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
OSCAR: Best Actor 1942 for Sergeant York
OSCAR: Best Actor 1953 for High Noon
GOLDEN GLOBE: 1953 for High Noon
OSCAR: (honorary) 1961
HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME: 6245 Hollywood Blvd.
NATIONAL COWBOY HALL OF FAME: 1966
OSCAR: (honorary) 1961
HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME: 6245 Hollywood Blvd.
NATIONAL COWBOY HALL OF FAME: 1966
Father: Charles Cooper
Mother: Alice H.
Brother: Arthur
Wife: Veronica "Rocky" Balfe (actress as Sandra Shaw, King Kong, m. 1933, d. 2000)
Daughter: Maria Cooper (author-photographer, b. 1938)
Girlfriend: Clara Bow (actress)
Girlfriend: Lupe Velez (actress)
Mother: Alice H.
Brother: Arthur
Wife: Veronica "Rocky" Balfe (actress as Sandra Shaw, King Kong, m. 1933, d. 2000)
Daughter: Maria Cooper (author-photographer, b. 1938)
Girlfriend: Clara Bow (actress)
Girlfriend: Lupe Velez (actress)
Girlfriend: Marlene Dietrich (actress)
Girlfriend: Carole Lombard (actress)
Mistress: Ingrid Bergman (actress)
Mistress: Patricia Neal (actress)
Mistress: Grace Kelly (actress)
Girlfriend: Evelyn Brent (actress)
Mistress: Tallulah Bankhead (actress)
Girlfriend: Carole Lombard (actress)
Mistress: Ingrid Bergman (actress)
Mistress: Patricia Neal (actress)
Mistress: Grace Kelly (actress)
Girlfriend: Evelyn Brent (actress)
Mistress: Tallulah Bankhead (actress)
BEST KNOWN FOR: Gary Cooper's movie career spanned from silent films into the 1950s. He won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Alvin York in Sergeant York.
Actor Gary Cooper was born on May 7, 1901, in Helena, Montana. Spanning from the silent film era to the early 1960s, Academy Award-winning actor Gary Cooper built much of his career by playing strong, manly, distinctly American roles.
The son of English parents who had settled in Montana, he was educated in England for a time.
He also studied at Grinnell College in Iowa before heading to Los Angeles to work as an illustrator. When he had a hard time finding a job, Cooper worked as a film extra and landed some small parts.
After his appearance in The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926), a western, Cooper's career began to take off. He starred opposite silent movie star Clara Bow in Children of Divorce (1927).
Cooper also earned praise as the ranch foreman in The Virginian (1929), one of his early films with sound.Throughout the 1930s, he turned in a number of strong performances in such films as A Farewell to Arms (1934) with Helen Hayes and Mr.
Deeds Goes to Town (1936) directed by Frank Capra. Cooper received an Academy Award nomination for his work on the film.
Cooper continued to excel on the big screen, tackling several real-life dramas. In Sergeant York (1941), he played a World War I hero and sharpshooter, which was based on the life story of Alvin York. Cooper earned a Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of York.
The next year, Cooper played one of baseball's greats, Lou Gehrig, in The Pride of the Yankees (1942). Again, he scored another Best Actor Academy Award nomination.
Appearing in a film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls, Cooper starred opposite Ingrid Bergman in a drama set during the Spanish Civil War. This role garnered him a third Academy Award nomination.
In 1952, Cooper took on what is known considered his signature role as Will Kane in High Noon. He appeared as a lawman who must face a deadly foe without any help from his own townspeople. The film won four Academy Awards, including a Best Actor win for Cooper.
In addition to his excellent on-screen performances, Cooper became known for his alleged romances with several of his leading ladies, including Clara Bow and Patricia Neal.
The affair with Neal, his co-star in 1949's The Fountainhead, reportedly occurred during his marriage to socialite Veronica Balfe with whom he had a daughter. Their marriage seemed to survive the scandal. By the late 1950s, Cooper's health was in decline.
He made a few more films, such as Man of the West (1958), before dying of cancer on May 13, 1961.
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Naked Edge (28-Jun-1961)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (6-Nov-1959) as Gideon Patch
They Came to Cordura (Jun-1959) as Maj. Thomas Thorn
The Hanging Tree (11-Feb-1959) as Dr. Joseph Frail
Man of the West (1-Oct-1958) as Link Jones
The Naked Edge (28-Jun-1961)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (6-Nov-1959) as Gideon Patch
They Came to Cordura (Jun-1959) as Maj. Thomas Thorn
The Hanging Tree (11-Feb-1959) as Dr. Joseph Frail
Man of the West (1-Oct-1958) as Link Jones
Ten North Frederick (22-May-1958)
Love in the Afternoon (30-Jun-1957) as Frank Flannagan
Friendly Persuasion (25-Nov-1956) as Jess Birdwell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (22-Dec-1955)
Vera Cruz (25-Dec-1954)
Garden of Evil (9-Jul-1954) as Hooker
Blowing Wild (16-Sep-1953)
Love in the Afternoon (30-Jun-1957) as Frank Flannagan
Friendly Persuasion (25-Nov-1956) as Jess Birdwell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (22-Dec-1955)
Vera Cruz (25-Dec-1954)
Garden of Evil (9-Jul-1954) as Hooker
Blowing Wild (16-Sep-1953)
Return to Paradise (10-Jul-1953)
Springfield Rifle (22-Oct-1952) as Maj. Lex Kearney
High Noon (7-Jul-1952) as Will Kane
Distant Drums (25-Dec-1951)
Starlift (14-Dec-1951) as Himself
It's a Big Country (20-Nov-1951) as Texan
You're in the Navy Now (23-Feb-1951)
Springfield Rifle (22-Oct-1952) as Maj. Lex Kearney
High Noon (7-Jul-1952) as Will Kane
Distant Drums (25-Dec-1951)
Starlift (14-Dec-1951) as Himself
It's a Big Country (20-Nov-1951) as Texan
You're in the Navy Now (23-Feb-1951)
Dallas (30-Dec-1950) as Blayde Hollister
Bright Leaf (16-Jun-1950) as Brant Royle
Task Force (30-Aug-1949) as Jonathan L. Scott
The Fountainhead (2-Jul-1949) as Howard Roark
Good Sam (1-Sep-1948) as Sam Clayton
Unconquered (24-Sep-1947)
Variety Girl (29-Aug-1947) as Himself
Bright Leaf (16-Jun-1950) as Brant Royle
Task Force (30-Aug-1949) as Jonathan L. Scott
The Fountainhead (2-Jul-1949) as Howard Roark
Good Sam (1-Sep-1948) as Sam Clayton
Unconquered (24-Sep-1947)
Variety Girl (29-Aug-1947) as Himself
Cloak and Dagger (28-Sep-1946)
Saratoga Trunk (21-Nov-1945) as Clint Maroon
Along Came Jones (19-Jul-1945) as Melody Jones
Casanova Brown (23-Aug-1944) as Casanova Brown
The Story of Dr. Wassell (26-Apr-1944) as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Saratoga Trunk (21-Nov-1945) as Clint Maroon
Along Came Jones (19-Jul-1945) as Melody Jones
Casanova Brown (23-Aug-1944) as Casanova Brown
The Story of Dr. Wassell (26-Apr-1944) as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
For Whom the Bell Tolls (14-Jul-1943) as Robert Jordan
The Pride of the Yankees (14-Jul-1942) as Lou Gehrig
Ball of Fire (2-Dec-1941) as Prof. Bertram Potts
Sergeant York (2-Jul-1941) as Alvin York
Meet John Doe (3-May-1941) as John Doe
North West Mounted Police (21-Oct-1940)
The Pride of the Yankees (14-Jul-1942) as Lou Gehrig
Ball of Fire (2-Dec-1941) as Prof. Bertram Potts
Sergeant York (2-Jul-1941) as Alvin York
Meet John Doe (3-May-1941) as John Doe
North West Mounted Police (21-Oct-1940)
The Westerner (18-Sep-1940) as Cole Harden
The Real Glory (15-Sep-1939)
Beau Geste (2-Aug-1939)
The Cowboy and the Lady (24-Nov-1938) as Stretch
The Adventures of Marco Polo (7-Apr-1938)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (23-Mar-1938)
Souls at Sea (9-Aug-1937)
The Real Glory (15-Sep-1939)
Beau Geste (2-Aug-1939)
The Cowboy and the Lady (24-Nov-1938) as Stretch
The Adventures of Marco Polo (7-Apr-1938)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (23-Mar-1938)
Souls at Sea (9-Aug-1937)
The Plainsman (1-Jan-1937) as Wild Bill Hickok
The General Died at Dawn (2-Sep-1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (12-Apr-1936) as Longfellow Deeds
Desire (11-Apr-1936) as Tom Bradley
Peter Ibbetson (31-Oct-1935)
The Wedding Night (16-Mar-1935)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (4-Jan-1935)
The General Died at Dawn (2-Sep-1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (12-Apr-1936) as Longfellow Deeds
Desire (11-Apr-1936) as Tom Bradley
Peter Ibbetson (31-Oct-1935)
The Wedding Night (16-Mar-1935)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (4-Jan-1935)
Now and Forever (31-Aug-1934)
Operator 13 (8-Jun-1934) as Capt. Jack Gailliard
Design for Living (29-Dec-1933) as George Curtis
Alice in Wonderland (22-Dec-1933) as White Knight
One Sunday Afternoon (1-Sep-1933) as Biff Grimes
Today We Live (3-Mar-1933) as Lt. Richard Bogard
Operator 13 (8-Jun-1934) as Capt. Jack Gailliard
Design for Living (29-Dec-1933) as George Curtis
Alice in Wonderland (22-Dec-1933) as White Knight
One Sunday Afternoon (1-Sep-1933) as Biff Grimes
Today We Live (3-Mar-1933) as Lt. Richard Bogard
A Farewell to Arms (8-Dec-1932) as Frederic
If I Had a Million (2-Dec-1932)
Devil and the Deep (12-Aug-1932)
His Woman (21-Nov-1931)
City Streets (18-Apr-1931) as The Kid
Fighting Caravans (1-Feb-1931) as Clint Belmet
Morocco (14-Nov-1930)
The Texan (10-May-1930)
If I Had a Million (2-Dec-1932)
Devil and the Deep (12-Aug-1932)
His Woman (21-Nov-1931)
City Streets (18-Apr-1931) as The Kid
Fighting Caravans (1-Feb-1931) as Clint Belmet
Morocco (14-Nov-1930)
The Texan (10-May-1930)
Paramount on Parade (22-Apr-1930)
Seven Days' Leave (25-Jan-1930)
The Virginian (9-Nov-1929)
The Shopworn Angel (29-Dec-1928)
Lilac Time (3-Aug-1928)
The Legion of the Condemned (10-Mar-1928)
Wings (12-Aug-1927) as White
The Last Outlaw (2-Jul-1927)
Seven Days' Leave (25-Jan-1930)
The Virginian (9-Nov-1929)
The Shopworn Angel (29-Dec-1928)
Lilac Time (3-Aug-1928)
The Legion of the Condemned (10-Mar-1928)
Wings (12-Aug-1927) as White
The Last Outlaw (2-Jul-1927)
The Winning of Barbara Worth (14-Oct-1926)
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