Gary Cooper
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Gary Cooper | |
Gary Cooper |
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Birth name | Frank James Cooper |
Born | May 7, 1901 Helena, Montana, USA |
Died | May 13 1961 (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, USA (prostate cancer) |
Spouse(s) | Veronica Balfe, stage name Sandra Shaw (1933 - 1961) (his death) 1 child |
Notable roles | Longfellow Deeds in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Lou Gehrig in The Pride of the Yankees Robert Jordan in For Whom the Bell Tolls |
Academy Awards | |
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Best Actor 1941 Sergeant York 1952 High Noon Academy Honorary Award (1961) |
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Golden Globe Awards | |
Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 1953 High Noon |
Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961[1]) was an American film actor. His career went from the 1920s until the year of his death, during which he made one hundred films. Cooper received five Oscar nominations for Best Actor, and won it two times, in 1941 and 1952. He also received an Honorary Award from the Academy in 1961.
In 1999, the American Film Institute named Cooper among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking at No. 11.
[change] Other websites
- Gary Cooper at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
- Gary Cooper at the TCM Movie Database
- The Gary Cooper Pages
- Find-A-Grave profile for Gary Cooper
- Photographs of Gary Cooper