Gary Cooper

American actor

Photo by: Warner Bros. · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:May 7, 1901

Died:May 13, 1961

Age at death:60

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Prostate Cancer

Zodiac Sign:Taurus

Height:1.91 m (6′3″)

Children:1

Born in:Helena, United States

Buried in:United States

Languages:English

Writer Film Actor Film Producer Producer Actor Screenwriter Stunt Performer Television Actor

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Famous For

Movies & TV

WingsHigh NoonFor Whom the Bell TollsMr. Deeds Goes to TownLove in the Afternoon

Awards

Academy Honorary Award (1960)Academy Award for Best Actor (1953)Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (1953)Academy Award for Best Actor (1942)star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Gary Cooper

American actor

Biography

Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, silent screen persona and understated acting style. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Cooper at number 11 on its list of the 50 greatest screen legends. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952) and an Academy Honorary Award in 1961. Cooper's career spanned 36 years, from 1925 to 1961, and included leading roles in 84 feature films. He was a major movie star from the end of the silent film era through almost the end of the golden age of classical Hollywood. His screen persona appealed strongly to both men and women, and his range included roles in most major film genres. His ability to project his own personality onto the characters he played contributed to his natural and authentic appearance on screen. Throughout his career, he sustained a screen persona that represented the ideal American hero. Cooper began his career as a film extra and stunt rider, but soon landed acting roles. After establishing himself as a Western hero in his early silent films, he became a movie star with his first sound picture, playing the title role in 1929's The Virginian. In the early 1930s, he expanded his heroic image to include more cautious characters in adventure films and dramas such as A Farewell to Arms (1932) and The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935). During the height of his career, Cooper portrayed a new type of hero, a champion of the common man in films such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Meet John Doe, Ball of Fire (both 1941), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943). He later portrayed more mature characters at odds with the world in films such as The Fountainhead (1949). In his final films, he played nonviolent characters searching for redemption in films such as Friendly Persuasion (1956) and Man of the West (1958).

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Gary Cooper publicity photo used to promote the film Meet John Doe, 1941

Gary Cooper

Star “Gary Cooper” at the Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, USA

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Aankomst filmacteur Gary Cooper op Schiphol Datum : 15 april 1955 Locatie : Noord-Holland, Schiphol Trefwoorden : aankomsten, acteurs, filmsterren, vliegvelden Persoonsnaam : Cooper, Gary Fotograaf : Noske, J.D. / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.04 Bestanddeelnummer : 907-0727

Title: Home of Gary Cooper, Brentwood, California Subjects: Houses Places: California > Los Angeles (county) > Brentwood Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Accession #: 06_10_009444

Gary Cooper in The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

Still from the American drama film Children of Divorce (1927). Frank Lloyd, director. L-R: Clara Bow, Gary Cooper. Famous-Players-Lasky, Paramount Pictures.