Gary Cooper

Frank J Cooper
1901 - 1961
American born Helena, Montana

Nickname Coop, Cowboy Cooper . Height 6' 3" (1.91 m) . Born to Alice and Charles Cooper (not in film business). Gary attended school at Dunstable school England, Helena Montana and Iowa College, Grinnell, Iowa. His first stage experience was during high school and college. Afterwards, he worked as an extra for one year before getting a part in a two reeler by Hans Tissler (an independent producer). Eileen Sedgwick was his first leading lady. He then appeared in The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) for United Artists before moving to Paramount. While there he appeared in a small part in Wings (1927), It (1927), and other films. Spouse Sandra Shaw (15 December 1933 - 13 May 1961) (his death) 1 child.

The Naked Edge (1961) , The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) , They Came to Cordura (1959) , Mlias Jesse James (1959) , The Hanging Tree (1959) , Man of the West (1958) , Ten North Frederick (1958) , Love in the Afternoon (1957) , Friendly Persuasion (1956) , The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) , Vera Cruz (1954) , Garden of Evil (1954) , Boum sur Paris (1954) , Blowing Wild (1953) , Return to Paradise (1953) , Springfield Rifle (1952) , High Noon (1952) , Distant Drums (1951) , Starlift (1951) , It's a Big Country (1951) , You're in the Navy Now (1951) , Dallas (1950) , Bright Leaf (1950) , Task Force (1949) , The Fountainhead (1949) , Snow Carnival (1949) , Good Sam (1948) , Unconquered (1947) , Cloak and Dagger (1946) , Saratoga Trunk (1945) , Along Came Jones (1945) , Casanova Brown (1944) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) , For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) , The Pride of the Yankees (1942) , Ball of Fire (1941) , Sergeant York (1941) , Meet John Doe (1941) , North West Mounted Police (1940) , The Westerner (1940) , The Real Glory (1939) , Beau Geste (1939) , The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) , The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) , Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) , Souls at Sea (1937) , Lest We Forget (1937) , The Plainsman (1936) , The General Died at Dawn (1936) , Hollywood Boulevard (1936) , Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Desire (1936) , Peter Ibbetson (1935) , The Wedding Night (1935) , The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) , Now and Forever (1934) , Operator 13 (1934) , Design for Living (1933) , Alice in Wonderland (1933), One Sunday Afternoon (1933) , Today We Live (1933) , A Farewell to Arms (1932) , If I Had a Million (1932) , Devil and the Deep (1932) , Make Me a Star (1932) , His Woman (1931) , I Take This Woman (1931) , City Streets (1931) , The Slippery Pearls (1931) , Fighting Caravans (1931) , Morocco (1930) , The Spoilers (1930) , A Man from Wyoming (1930) , The Texan (1930) , Paramount on Parade (1930) , Only the Brave (1930) , Seven Days' Leave (1930) , The Virginian (1929) , Betrayal (1929) , The Wolf Song (1929) , The Shopworn Angel (1928) , The First Kiss (1928) , Lilac Time (1928) , The Legion of the Condemned (1928) , Red Hair (1928)
Doomsday (1928) , Beau Sabreur (1928) , Half a Bride (1928) , Nevada (1927) , Wings (1927) , The Last Outlaw (1927) , Children of Divorce (1927) , Arizona Bound (1927) , It (1927) , The Spider's Net (1927) , Old Ironsides (1926) , The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) , Watch Your Wife (1926) , The Enchanted Hill (1926) , Three Pals (1926) , Tricks (1925) , The Eagle (1925) ,The Vanishing American (1925) , The Lucky Horseshoe (1925) , Wild Horse Mesa (1925) ,The Thundering Herd (1925) , Dick Turpin (1925)