Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor. He was known for his acting style. Cooper was given five Oscar nominations for Best Actor, and won it two times, in 1941 and 1952. He was also given 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. Cooper's career went from 1925 to 1961. He had important roles in 84 movies.

Gary Cooper
File:Gary Cooper (1952).jpg Cooper in 1952
Born	Frank James Cooper (1901-05-07)May 7, 1901 Helena, Montana, U.S.
Died	May 13, 1961(1961-05-13) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Sacred Hearts Cemetery, New York, U.S.
Other names	Coop
Education	Dunstable Grammar School Gallatin County High School Grinnell College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1925–1961
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Veronica Balfe ​ ​ (m. 1933)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	Charles H. Cooper Alice Cooper
Family	Cedric Gibbons (uncle-in-law)
Website	garycooper.com
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Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref
1937	Academy Award	Best Actor	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town	Nominated
1937	New York Film Critics Circle Award	Best Actor		Nominated
1941			Sergeant York	Won
1942	Academy Award	Best Actor		Won
1943			The Pride of the Yankees	Nominated
1944			For Whom the Bell Tolls	Nominated
1945	New York Film Critics Circle Award	Best Actor	Along Came Jones	Nominated
1952	Photoplay Award	Most Popular Male Star	High Noon	Won
1953	Academy Award	Best Actor		Won
1953	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor		Won
1953	New York Film Critics Circle Award	Best Actor		Nominated
1957	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor	Friendly Persuasion	Nominated
1957	New York Film Critics Circle Award	Best Actor		Nominated
1959	Laurel Award	Top Action Performance	The Hanging Tree	Won
1960			They Came to Cordura	Won
1961	Academy Award	Academy Honorary Award		Won

Movies

These are where Gary Cooper had a leading role.

• The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
• Children of Divorce (1927)
• Arizona Bound (1927)
• Wings (1927)
• Nevada (1927)
• It (1927)
• The Last Outlaw (1927)
• Beau Sabreur (1928)
• The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
• Doomsday (1928)
• Half a Bride (1928)
• Lilac Time (1928)
• The First Kiss (1928)
• The Shopworn Angel (1928)
• Wolf Song (1929)
• Betrayal (1929)
• The Virginian (1929)
• Only the Brave (1930)
• The Texan (1930)
• Seven Days' Leave (1930)
• A Man from Wyoming (1930)
• The Spoilers (1930)
• Morocco (1930)
• Fighting Caravans (1931)
• City Streets (1931)
• I Take This Woman (1931)
• His Woman (1931)
• Devil and the Deep (1932)
• If I Had a Million (1932)
• A Farewell to Arms (1932)
• Today We Live (1933)
• One Sunday Afternoon (1933)
• Design for Living (1933)
• Alice in Wonderland (1933)
• Operator 13 (1934)
• Now and Forever (1934)
• The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
• The Wedding Night (1935)
• Peter Ibbetson (1935)
• Desire (1936)
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
• The General Died at Dawn (1936)
• The Plainsman (1936)
• Souls at Sea (1937)
• The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
• Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
• The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
• Beau Geste (1939)
• The Real Glory (1939)
• The Westerner (1940)
• North West Mounted Police (1940)
• Meet John Doe (1941)
• Sergeant York (1941)
• Ball of Fire (1941)
• The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
• The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
• Casanova Brown (1944)
• Along Came Jones (1945)
• Saratoga Trunk (1945)
• Cloak and Dagger (1946)
• Unconquered (1947)
• Good Sam (1948)
• The Fountainhead (1949)
• Task Force (1949)
• Bright Leaf (1950)
• Dallas (1950)
• You're in the Navy Now (1951)
• It's a Big Country (1951)
• Distant Drums (1951)
• High Noon (1952)
• Springfield Rifle (1952)
• Return to Paradise (1953)
• Blowing Wild (1953)
• Garden of Evil (1954)
• Vera Cruz (1954)
• The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
• Friendly Persuasion (1956)
• Love in the Afternoon (1957)
• Ten North Frederick (1958)
• Man of the West (1958)
• The Hanging Tree (1959)
• They Came to Cordura (1959)
• The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
• The Naked Edge (1961)

Radio

Date	Program	Episode/source
April 7, 1935	Lux Radio Theatre	The Prince Chap
February 1, 1937	Lux Radio Theatre	Mr. Deeds Goes To Town
May 2, 1938	Lux Radio Theatre	The Prisoner Of Shark Island
September 23, 1940	Lux Radio Theatre	The Westerner
September 28, 1941	Screen Guild Theater	Meet John Doe
April 20, 1942	Lux Radio Theatre	North West Mounted Police
October 4, 1943	Lux Radio Theatre	The Pride Of The Yankees
October 23, 1944	Lux Radio Theatre	The Story Of Dr. Wassell
December 11, 1944	Lux Radio Theatre	Casanova Brown
February 12, 1945	Lux Radio Theatre	For Whom The Bell Tolls

Gary Cooper Media

• Gary Cooper 1903.jpg

  Cooper dressed as a cowboy, 1903

• Gary Cooper Grinnell College 1922.jpg

  Cooper at Grinnell College (top row, second from the left), 1922

• Gary Cooper in The Winning of Barbara Worth 1926.jpg

  Cooper in The Winning of Barbara Worth, 1926

• Gary Cooper 1926.jpg

  Cooper in The Winning of Barbara Worth, 1926

• Gary Cooper and Mary Brian in The Virginian 1929.jpg

  Cooper and Mary Brian in The Virginian, 1929

• Lili Damita-Gary Cooper in Fighting Caravans.jpg

  Lili Damita and Cooper in Fighting Caravans, 1931

• Gary Cooper-Helen Hayes in A Farewell to Arms.jpg

  Cooper and Helen Hayes in A Farewell to Arms, 1932

• Gary Cooper and Anna Sten in The Wedding Night 1935.jpg

  Anna Sten and Cooper in The Wedding Night, 1935

• Gary Cooper in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town trailer.JPG

  Cooper and Jean Arthur in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, 1936

• Gary Cooper in The Plainsman 1936.jpg

  Cooper and Jean Arthur in The Plainsman, 1936

Other websites

• Gary Cooper on IMDb
• Gary Cooper at AllMovie
• Gary Cooper at the TCM Movie Database
• The Gary Cooper Pages Archived 2021-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Find-A-Grave profile for Gary Cooper
• Photographs of Gary Cooper