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Gary Cooper
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![]() Cooper in November 1952
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Born |
Frank James Cooper
May 7, 1901 |
Died | May 13, 1961 Los Angeles, California, United States
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(aged 60)
Cause of death | Prostate cancer |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Height | 6' 3" |
Spouse(s) | Veronica Balfe, stage name Sandra Shaw (m. 1933 - 1961, his death) |
Children | Daughter |
Parent(s) | Charles Cooper Alice (née Brazier) |
Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American movie actor who spent his career for thirty six years. 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.
Images for kids
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Edward Arnold, Barbara Stanwyck, Cooper, and Walter Brennan in Meet John Doe, 1941
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Joan Fontaine and Cooper at the Academy Awards, 1942
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Ernest Hemingway, Bobbi Powell, and Cooper at Silver Creek, Idaho, 1959

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