AKA Frank James Cooper

Born: 7-May-1901
Birthplace: Helena, MT
Died: 14-May-1961
Location of death: Beverly Hills, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - Lung
Remains: Buried, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, NY

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: High Noon

Father: Charles Cooper
Mother: Alice H.
Brother: Arthur
Wife: Veronica "Rocky" Balfe (actress as Sandra Shaw, King Kong, m. 1933, d. 2000)
Daughter: Maria Cooper (author-photographer, b. 1938)
Girlfriend: Clara Bow (actress)
Girlfriend: Lupe Velez (actress)
Girlfriend: Marlene Dietrich (actress)
Girlfriend: Carole Lombard (actress)
Mistress: Ingrid Bergman (actress)
Mistress: Patricia Neal (actress)
Mistress: Grace Kelly (actress)
Girlfriend: Evelyn Brent (actress)
Mistress: Tallulah Bankhead (actress)

    High School: Gallatin Valley High School, Bozeman, MT
    University: Grinnell College

    Oscar for Best Actor 1942 for Sergeant York
    Oscar for Best Actor 1953 for High Noon
    Golden Globe 1953 for High Noon
    Oscar (honorary) 1961
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6245 Hollywood Blvd.
    National Cowboy Hall of Fame (1966)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Naked Edge (28-Jun-1961)
    The Wreck of the Mary Deare (6-Nov-1959)
    They Came to Cordura (Jun-1959)
    The Hanging Tree (11-Feb-1959)
    Man of the West (1-Oct-1958)
    Ten North Frederick (22-May-1958)
    Love in the Afternoon (30-Jun-1957)
    Friendly Persuasion (25-Nov-1956)
    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (22-Dec-1955)
    Vera Cruz (25-Dec-1954)
    Garden of Evil (9-Jul-1954)
    Return to Paradise (10-Jul-1953)
    Springfield Rifle (22-Oct-1952)
    High Noon (7-Jul-1952)
    Distant Drums (25-Dec-1951)
    Starlift (14-Dec-1951)
    You're in the Navy Now (23-Feb-1951)
    Dallas (30-Dec-1950)
    Bright Leaf (16-Jun-1950)
    Task Force (30-Aug-1949)
    The Fountainhead (2-Jul-1949)
    Good Sam (1-Sep-1948)
    Unconquered (24-Sep-1947)
    Cloak and Dagger (28-Sep-1946)
    Saratoga Trunk (21-Nov-1945)
    Along Came Jones (19-Jul-1945)
    The Story of Dr. Wassell (26-Apr-1944)
    For Whom the Bell Tolls (14-Jul-1943)
    The Pride of the Yankees (14-Jul-1942)
    Ball of Fire (2-Dec-1941)
    Sergeant York (2-Jul-1941)
    Meet John Doe (3-May-1941)
    North West Mounted Police (21-Oct-1940)
    The Westerner (18-Sep-1940)
    The Real Glory (15-Sep-1939)
    Beau Geste (2-Aug-1939)
    The Cowboy and the Lady (24-Nov-1938)
    The Adventures of Marco Polo (7-Apr-1938)
    Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (23-Mar-1938)
    Souls at Sea (9-Aug-1937)
    The Plainsman (1-Jan-1937)
    The General Died at Dawn (2-Sep-1936)
    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (12-Apr-1936)
    Desire (11-Apr-1936)
    Peter Ibbetson (31-Oct-1935)
    The Wedding Night (16-Mar-1935)
    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (4-Jan-1935)
    Now and Forever (31-Aug-1934)
    Operator 13 (8-Jun-1934)
    Design for Living (29-Dec-1933)
    Alice in Wonderland (22-Dec-1933)
    Today We Live (3-Mar-1933)
    A Farewell to Arms (8-Dec-1932)
    If I Had a Million (2-Dec-1932)
    Devil and the Deep (12-Aug-1932)
    Morocco (14-Nov-1930)
    Paramount on Parade (22-Apr-1930)
    The Virginian (9-Nov-1929)
    Wings (12-Aug-1927)

Official Website:
http://www.garycooper.com/

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