The Fountainhead is a film made in 1949 based on the book of the same name by Ayn Rand. The movie stars Gary Cooper as Howard Roark, Patricia Neal as Dominique Francon, Raymond Massey as Gail Wynand and Kent Smith as Peter Keating. The film was directed by King Vidor, with the screenplay written by Ayn Rand. The Fountainhead, Centennial edition. ... It has been suggested that The Ayn Rand Collective be merged into this article or section. ... Gary Cooper (May 7, 1901 â May 13, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor of British heritage, whose career spanned from the 1920s up until the year of his death. ... Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1954 Patricia Neal (born January 20, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Raymond Massey photographed by Carl Van Vechten Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 â July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor. ... Dorothy McGuire and Kent Smith in Spiral Staircase Kent Smith (March 19, 1907 â April 23, 1985) was an American actor who had a lengthy career in film, theater and television. ... King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 â November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ...