Gary Cooper
American actor (1901–1961)
Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961)[2] 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 | |
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![]() Cooper in 1952 | |
Born | Frank James Cooper May 7, 1901 Helena, Montana, U.S. |
Died | May 13, 1961 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 60)
Resting place | Sacred Hearts Cemetery, New York, U.S. |
Other names | Coop |
Education | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1925–1961 |
Political party | Republican[1] |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Charles H. Cooper Alice Cooper |
Family | Cedric Gibbons (uncle-in-law) |
Website | garycooper |
Signature | |
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Awards and nominations
changeYear | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref |
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1937 | Academy Award | Best Actor | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Nominated | [3] |
1937 | New York Film Critics Circle Award | Best Actor | Nominated | [4] | |
1941 | Sergeant York | Won | [5] | ||
1942 | Academy Award | Best Actor | Won | [6] | |
1943 | The Pride of the Yankees | Nominated | [7] | ||
1944 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Nominated | [8] | ||
1945 | New York Film Critics Circle Award | Best Actor | Along Came Jones | Nominated | [5] |
1952 | Photoplay Award | Most Popular Male Star | High Noon | Won | [5] |
1953 | Academy Award | Best Actor | Won | [9] | |
1953 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor | Won | [5] | |
1953 | New York Film Critics Circle Award | Best Actor | Nominated | [5] | |
1957 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor | Friendly Persuasion | Nominated | [5] |
1957 | New York Film Critics Circle Award | Best Actor | Nominated | [5] | |
1959 | Laurel Award | Top Action Performance | The Hanging Tree | Won | [10] |
1960 | They Came to Cordura | Won | [10] | ||
1961 | Academy Award | Academy Honorary Award | Won | [11] |
Movies
changeThese are where Gary Cooper had a leading role.[12][13]
- 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
changeDate | Program | Episode/source |
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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 |
References
change- ↑ Critchlow, Donald (2013). When Hollywood Was Right. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521519694.
- ↑ "Gary Cooper | Celebrities | Hollywood.com". archive.ph. 2013-06-29. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "The 9th Academy Awards, 1937". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936): Awards". The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Erickson, Hal (2015). "Gary Cooper: Full Biography". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ↑ "The 14th Academy Awards, 1942". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ↑ "The 15th Academy Awards, 1943". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ↑ "The 16th Academy Awards, 1944". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 5, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ↑ "The 25th Academy Awards, 1953". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Hoffmann 2012, p. 41.
- ↑ "The 33rd Academy Awards Memorable Moments". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. August 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ↑ Swindell 1980, pp. 308–328.
- ↑ Dickens 1970, pp. 29–278.
Sources
change- Dickens, Homer (1970). The Films of Gary Cooper. New York: Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0-8065-0010-2.
- Swindell, Larry (1980). The Last Hero: A Biography of Gary Cooper. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-14316-5.
Other websites
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