Gary Cooper

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
Cooper in 1952
Born	Frank James Cooper (1901-05-07)May 7, 1901 Helena, Montana, U.S.
Died	May 13, 1961(1961-05-13) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Sacred Hearts Cemetery, New York, U.S.
Other names	Coop
Education	Dunstable Grammar School Gallatin County High School Grinnell College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1925–1961
Political party	Republican[1]
Spouse	Veronica Balfe ​ (m. 1933)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	Charles H. Cooper Alice Cooper
Family	Cedric Gibbons (uncle-in-law)
Website	garycooper.com
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Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref
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

These 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

Date	Program	Episode/source
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