- Born
- 7 May 1901, Helena, Montana, United States
- First work
- 1926: The Winning of Barbara Worth
- Peak
- 1936 to 1944 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1961: The Naked Edge
- Died
- 13 May 1961, Beverly Hills, United States; aged 60; illness
Gary Cooper
Film: actor, United States
Gary Cooper was an iconic American film actor whose reserved, understated manner epitomised quiet fortitude and masculine decency during Hollywood's Golden Age. Starting as an extra in silent pictures, his breakthrough arrived in the late 1920s, quickly establishing him as a dependable leading man for Paramount. Cooper enjoyed remarkable longevity, starring across Westerns, war dramas, and light comedies over more than three decades. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, first as a reluctant war hero in Sergeant York and later as the beleaguered town marshal in High Noon. After a final burst of mature dramatic roles, Cooper succumbed to cancer at his home in Beverly Hills in 1961.
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Signature works
- Morocco film1930
- A Farewell to Arms film1932
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town film1936
- Sergeant York film1941
- The Pride of the Yankees film1942
- For Whom the Bell Tolls film1943
- High Noon film1952
Honours
- Academy Award for Best Actor, 1942
- Academy Award for Best Actor, 1953
- Academy Honorary Award, 1961
Groups: Paramount Pictures.