Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Birth name	Frank James Cooper
Born	May 7, 1901(1901-05-07) Helena, Montana, U.S.
Died	May 13, 1961 (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. (prostate cancer)
Spouse(s)	Veronica Balfe, stage name Sandra Shaw (1933 - 1961) (his death) 1 child
Awards Academy Awards Best Actor 1941 Sergeant York 1952 High Noon Academy Honorary Award (1961) Golden Globe Awards Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 1953 High Noon

Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor of English heritage. His career spanned from the 1920s until the year of his death, and saw him make one hundred films. He was renowned for his quiet, understated acting style and his stoic, individualistic, emotionally restrained, but at times intense screen persona, which was particularly well suited for the many Westerns he made. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. ... Sandra Shaw (1914 – February 16, 2000) was an American actress, born in Brooklyn, New York as Veronica Balfe. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... For the unsuccessful U.S. weapon system, see M247 Sergeant York. ... High Noon is a 1952 western film which tells the story of a town marshal who is forced to face a gang of killers by himself. ... The Academy Honorary Award is given irregularly by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to celebrate motion picture achievements that are not covered by existing Academy Awards. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. ... High Noon is a 1952 western film which tells the story of a town marshal who is forced to face a gang of killers by himself. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ...

Cooper received five Oscar nominations for Best Actor, winning twice. 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. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Part of the AFI 100 Years. ...

Childhood

Cooper was born Frank James Cooper in Helena, Montana, the son of Bedfordshire, England native turned American rancher, Charles Henry Cooper and Montana-born Alice Cooper. After starting school in Bozeman, Gary moved with his parents to England, along with his elder brother Arthur LeRoy Cooper (1895 - 1982). The two boys attended Dunstable School between 1910 and 1913. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a county in England that forms part of the East of England region. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Bozeman is a city located in Gallatin County, Montana. ... Dunstable Grammar School was in the north end of the market town of Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. ...

When he was 13, Gary was injured in an automobile accident, and returned to his father's cattle ranch in Montana to recuperate, where he learned his riding skills. During this time, he became friendly with 10-year-old neighbor Myrna Loy. Cooper started college at Montana Wesleyan (now defunct) in Helena, then transferred to Iowa's Grinnell College, where he tried out, unsuccessfully, for the Drama Club. He attended until the spring of 1924 but did not graduate. ^[1] He then returned to Helena, assisting his father on the ranch and contributing cartoons to the local paper, before seeking his fortune in Chicago. ^[2] Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  Ranked 4th  - Total 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km²)  - Width 255 miles (410 km)  - Length 630 miles (1,015 km)  - % water 1  - Latitude 44°26N to 49°N  - Longitude 104°2W to 116°2W Population  Ranked... Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American motion picture actress. ... Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, United States with a strong social justice tradition. ...

Hollywood

After trying unsuccessfully in Chicago to become a commercial artist, Cooper decided to move to California, reasoning that he "would rather starve where it was warm, than to starve and freeze too" ^[3] Failing as a salesman of electric signs, the 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cooper found he could earn money as an "extra" in the motion picture industry, usually cast as a cowboy; he is known to have been in an uncredited role in the 1925 Tom Mix Western, Dick Turpin ^[4]. A year later, he had screen credit in a two-reeler, Lightnin' Wins, with actress Eileen Sedgewick as his leading lady. After the release of this short film, he accepted a long-term contract with Paramount Studios. He changed his name to Gary in 1925, following the advice of his agent, who felt it evoked the "rough, tough" nature of Gary, Indiana. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1988 to 1989. ... This article is about the city. ...

"Coop", as he was called by his peers, went on to appear in over 100 films. He became a major star with his first sound picture, The Virginian, in 1929. The lead in the screen adaptation of A Farewell to Arms (1932) and the title role in 1936's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town furthered his box office appeal. Cooper was producer David O. Selznick's first choice for the role of Rhett Butler in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.^[5] When Cooper turned down the role, he was passionately against it. He is quoted as saying, "Gone with the Wind is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history. I’m glad it’ll be Clark Gable who’s falling flat on his nose, not me".^[6][7] Alfred Hitchcock wanted him to star in Foreign Correspondent (1940) and Saboteur (1942). Cooper later admitted he had made a "mistake" in turning down the director. For the former film, Hitchcock cast look-alike Joel McCrea instead. The Virginian is a 1929 film by Victor Fleming. ... A Farewell to Arms is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Ernest Hemingway in 1929. ... Mr. ... David O. Selznick David Oliver Selznick (May 10, 1902–June 22, 1965), was one of the icon Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. ... Rhett Butler is a handsome, dashing hero of Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. ... Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ... William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was an iconic and highly influential British-born film director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. ... Foreign Correspondent is a 1940 film which tells the story of an American reporter who becomes involved in espionage in England during the onset of World War II. It stars Joel McCrea, George Sanders, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, Albert Bassermann and Robert Benchley. ... The year 1940 in film involved some significant events. ... Saboteur is a 1942 Universal film directed by Alfred Hitchcock with a screenplay written by Peter Viertel and Joan Harrison. ... See also: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... Joel Albert McCrea, (November 5, 1905 - October 20, 1990) was an American film actor. ...

In 1941, he won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as the title character in Sergeant York. Alvin York refused to authorize a movie about his life unless Gary Cooper was the actor who portrayed him. The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... For the unsuccessful U.S. weapon system, see M247 Sergeant York. ... Alvin York, and his army registration card Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964) was a United States soldier, famous for both his being a conscientious objector and hero in World War I. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine...

In 1952, Cooper won his second Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as Marshal Will Kane in High Noon, considered his finest role. He wasn't present to receive his Academy Award in February 1953. He asked John Wayne to accept it on his behalf. High Noon is a 1952 western film which tells the story of a town marshal who is forced to face a gang of killers by himself. ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ...

Cooper continued to appear in films almost to the end of his life. Among his later box office hits was his portrayal of a Quaker farmer during the Civil War in William Wyler's Friendly Persuasion in 1956. His final motion picture was a British film, The Naked Edge (1961), directed by Michael Anderson. Among his final projects was serving as narrator for an NBC documentary, The Real West, in which he helped clear up myths about famous Western figures. William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a prolific, Oscar-winning motion picture director. ... Friendly Persuasion stars Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer, Robert Middleton and Phyllis Love. ... The Naked Edge is a 1961 thriller film. ... Michael Anderson is the name of: Michael P. Anderson, an astronaut killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 Michael John Anderson, a dwarf actor who has appeared in several David Lynch movies Michael Anderson, a differential geometrist in State University of New York, Stony Brook Michael Anderson (born... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

Private life

In October 1947, Cooper testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Even though he did not name names, he was considered a friendly witness. Although Cooper was politically conservative, his vague, evasive statements raised questions about his agreement with the proceedings. His most famous film, High Noon, was intended by its writer Carl Foreman as an attack on the Hollywood blacklist. The House Committee on Un-American Activities or HUAC (1945-1975) was an investigating committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... High Noon is a 1952 western film which tells the story of a town marshal who is forced to face a gang of killers by himself. ... Carl Foreman Carl Foreman (July 23, 1914 – June 26, 1984) was an American screenwriter and film producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ...

After high-profile love affairs with actresses Clara Bow, Lupe Vélez, and the American-born socialite-spy Countess Carla Dentice di Frasso (née Dorothy Caldwell Taylor, formerly wife of British pioneer aviator Claude Grahame-White), Cooper finally married. He wed Veronica Balfe, a New York Roman Catholic socialite who had briefly acted under the name of Sandra Shaw. They had one child, Maria -- now Maria Cooper Janis, married to classical pianist Byron Janis. Eventually, his wife persuaded Cooper to become a Roman Catholic in 1958. Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress and sex symbol, best known for her silent film work in the 1920s. ... Lupe Vélez (July 18, 1908 – December 13, 1944) was a Mexican American actress. ... Claude Grahame White (1879 – 1959) was an pioneer of aviation, and the first to make a night flight, during the Daily Mail London to Manchester race in 1910. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Sandra Shaw (1914 – February 16, 2000) was an American actress, born in Brooklyn, New York as Veronica Balfe. ... Byron (Yankelevitch) Janis (born March 24, 1928) is an American pianist widely considered to be one of the twentieth centurys greatest musicians (Classical CD). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After he was married, but prior to his conversion, Cooper had affairs with several famous co-stars, including Marlene Dietrich, Grace Kelly, and Patricia Neal. Cooper's daughter Maria, when she was a little girl, famously spat at Neal, but many years later, the two became friends. In October 1950 Cooper arranged for Neal to abort his child after she informed him she was pregnant, since fathering a child out of wedlock would have damaged his career.^[8] Cooper separated from his wife between 1951 and 1954. British photographer and designer Cecil Beaton in his autobiography and diaries also claimed to have had an affair with Cooper.^{[citation needed]} Marlene Dietrich IPA: ; (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) was a German-born American actress, singer, and entertainer. ... Grace, Princess of Monaco née Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress who, upon marriage to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in 1956, became Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, but was generally known as Princess... Patricia Neal (born January 20, 1926, Packard, Kentucky) is an Academy Award winning American actress. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (January 14, 1904 – January 18, 1980) was an English fashion and portrait photographer and a stage and costume designer for films and the theatre. ...

He was friends with Ernest Hemingway, and spent many vacations with the writer in the winter wonderland of Sun Valley, Idaho. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. ... Sun Valley is an affluent resort community in Blaine County, Idaho, USA, adjacent to the city of Ketchum. ...

In 1961, Cooper died of prostate cancer six days after his 60th birthday, and was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Years later, his body was moved to Sacred Heart Cemetery, Southampton, New York.^[9] He had undergone surgery for prostate cancer which had spread to his colon in the previous year, but as there were no means of monitoring the progress of cancer in those days it then spread to his lungs and then, most painfully, to his bones. Cooper was too ill to attend the Academy Awards ceremony in April 1961, so his close friend James Stewart accepted the honorary Oscar on his behalf. Stewart's emotional speech hinted that something was seriously wrong, and the next day newspapers all over the world ran the headline, "Gary Cooper has cancer". One month later Cooper was dead. Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. ... Motto: The Heart of Screenland Location of Culver City in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1917-09-07 [2] Government  - City Manager Jerry Fulwood [1] Area  - City  5. ... Southampton, New York is the name of three entities on Long Island in Suffolk County, New York in the United States. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... For other persons named James Stewart, see James Stewart (disambiguation). ...

Legacy

For his contribution to the film industry, Gary Cooper has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6243 Hollywood Blvd. In 1966, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His name has also been immortalized in Irving Berlin's song "Puttin' on the Ritz" with the line, "Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper, (super duper)". Buskers perform on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... The Hall of Great Western Performers is a Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. ... Bronze Wrangler The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is a museum and art gallery, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, housing one of the largest collections of: Western, American cowboy, American rodeo, and American Indian; art, artifacts, and archival materials, in the world. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Puttin on the Ritz is a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin and introduced by Harry Richman in the musical film Puttin on the Ritz (1930). ...

Charlton Heston often cited Cooper as a childhood role model, and later got to work with him on The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959). Heston praised Cooper for doing his own stunts despite his age and poor health. He has been briefly mentioned a few times on the HBO drama, The Sopranos, when the main character, Tony Soprano, remarks that he admired Gary Cooper for being the strong, silent type. This article contains a trivia section. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase and originally broadcast on the HBO network. ... Information Aliases Ron Spears, Kevin Finnerty, Mr. ...

Morgan Freeman while being interviewed on The Adam Carolla Show in 2007, stated that watching Cooper as a young man has inspired him to act. Dawsons Creek director, see Morgan J. Freeman. ... The Adam Carolla Show is a syndicated morning radio program, which began airing on January 3, 2006. ...

Filmography

Features

• Note: imdb.com has speculated, but has not confirmed, that Cooper may have been an uncredited extra in the 1923 film The Last Hour. Other sources indicate that Cooper was a student at Grinnell College in 1923, and did not move to California until 1925.

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Children of Divorce is a 1927 Frank Lloyd silent film, from an adaptation of Owen Johnsons novel, written by Adela Rogers St. ... Wings is a 1927 silent movie about World War I fighter pilots Charles Buddy Rogers and Richard Arlen who vie for the attentions of Jobyna Ralston. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wolf Song is a 1929 film by Victor Fleming. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Virginian is a 1929 film by Victor Fleming. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Spoilers is a 1930 film directed by Edward Carewe. ... Fighting Caravans is a lavish 1931 western film starring Gary Cooper as a young scout leading a wagon train west. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... City Streets is a 1931 film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Gary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney, Paul Lukas and Guy Kibbee. ... His Woman is a 1931 film directed by Edward Sloman, and starring Gary Cooper and Claudette Colbert. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Farewell to Arms is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Ernest Hemingway in 1929. ... If I Had A Million (1932), an American movie, is an ensemble piece about what happens to eight otherwise unconnected people when theyre picked out of the phone book by a dying multimillionaire and each endowed with a million dollars. ... Today We Live is a 1933 film starring Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Robert Young, and Franchot Tone. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The movie Alice in Wonderland was first made in 1933 but was redone by Walt Disney in 1951. ... Design for Living is a black comedy written by Noel Coward which premiered in 1932. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1930 book, a memoir by Francis Yeats-Brown (1886-1944), and a 1935 movie loosely adapted from the book. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Peter Ibbetson is an American black-and-white drama film released in 1935 and directed by Henry Hathaway. ... Desire is an 1936 romantic drama film made by Paramount Pictures. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mr. ... The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 film which tells the story of a mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious warlord in war-torn China. ... The Plainsman is a 1936 Western movie directed by Cecil B. DeMille that presents a highly fictionalized account of the relationship between Wild Bill Hickok (Gary Cooper) and Calamity Jane (Jean Arthur), with a villainous Charles Bickford inciting the Indians to battle. ... Souls at Sea is a 1937 seafaring film starring Gary Cooper and George Raft. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bluebeards Eighth Wife is a 1938 film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, and starring Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The Cowboy and the Lady is a 1911 western film notable for featuring Alan Hales screen debut. ... Beau Geste is a 1939 film made by Paramount Pictures based on the novel by P. C. Wren. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Westerner is a 1940 film directed by William Wyler, and written by Niven Busch, Stuart N. Lake, and Jo Swerling. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Overview Meet John Doe is a 1941 film where a man needing money agrees to impersonate a nonexistent person who said hed be committing suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... For the unsuccessful U.S. weapon system, see M247 Sergeant York. ... Ball of Fire (also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen) is a 1941 comedy film which tells the story of a group of encyclopedists interested in documenting slang who protect a nightclub singer on the lam for testifying against her mobster boyfriend. ... The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 biographical film directed by Sam Wood about the New York Yankees star baseball player, first baseman Lou Gehrig, who had his Hall-of-Fame career tragically cut short at 36 years of age when he was stricken with the fatal disease amyotrophic... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1943 film based on the famous novel by Ernest Hemingway. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Story of Dr. Wassel is a World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille in 1944. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Casanova Brown is a 1944 film starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Frank Morgan. ... Along Came Jones is a 1945 Western comedy starring Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest, and Dan Duryea, in which Cooper mercilessly spoofs his own slow-talking cowboy persona. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Saratoga Trunk is a 1946 film with Flora Robson. ... For general cloak and dagger activities, see espionage and assassination. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Variety Girl is a movie musical, produced by Paramount. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Unconquered (1947) was produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fountainhead is a film made in 1949 based on the book of the same name by Ayn Rand. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the 1949 musical. ... Task Force is a film starring Gary Cooper made in 1949 about the development of US Aircraft Carriers from the USS Langley CV1 to the USS Franklin CV13. ... Bright Leaf is a 1949 novel written by Foster Fitzsimmons, which was adapted into a 1950 film by Henry Koster and starring Gary Cooper and Lauren Bacall. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Youre in the Navy Now is a Hollywood film released in 1951 by Twentieth Century Fox about the United States Navy in the first months of World War II. The film is a comedy starring Gary Cooper as a new officer wanting a command at sea but who is... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Distant Drums (1951) is a film (more specifically, a Florida western) directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Gary Cooper. ... High Noon is a 1952 western film which tells the story of a town marshal who is forced to face a gang of killers by himself. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Return to Paradise is a drama film released by United Artists in 1953. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Garden of Evil (1954) Directed by Henry Hathaway. ... Vera Cruz DVD cover Vera Cruz is a 1954 film starring Gary Cooper, Cesar Romero, and Burt Lancaster, directed by Robert Aldrich. ... The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell is a film directed by Otto Preminger in 1955. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 film that stars Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer, Robert Middleton and Phyllis Love. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Love in the Afternoon is a 1957 film starring Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper, and Maurice Chevalier, and directed by Billy Wilder. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Man of the West is a 1958 western film directed by Anthony Mann in his last film of the genre. ... These gallows in Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park are maintained by Arizona State Parks. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alias Jesse James (1959) was a Bob Hope western comedy movie that featured a number of screen cowboys (Roy Rogers, Gary Cooper, Hugh OBrien, Fess Parker, James Garner, etc. ... They Came To Cordura was a 1959 Western film directed by Robert Rossen, starring Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, Richard Conte, Michael Callan, and Dick York. ... The Naked Edge is a 1961 thriller film. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Short Subjects

• The Spider's Net (1924)
• The Slippery Pearls (1931)
• The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (1932)
• Hollywood on Parade (1932)
• The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)
• Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1935)
• La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)
• Lest We Forget (1937)
• Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood (1940)
• Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 6 (1940)
• Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (1942)
• Memo for Joe (1944)
• Snow Carnival (1949) (narrator)
• Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc. (1949)
• Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Premiere (1955)
• Screen Snapshots: Glamorous Hollywood (1958)

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