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Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, silent screen persona and understated acting style.He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as an Academy Honorary Award in 1961 for his career achievements.
Cooper received a third Academy Award—an honorary one—just prior to his death. His final film, The Naked Edge, was released posthumously. [3] As of February 2008, more than half of Gary Cooper's feature films are available on DVD, while others not yet on home video are available for television broadcast.
The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts ... Gary Cooper won twice, for Sergeant York (1941) and ...
High Noon is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper.The plot, which occurs in real time, centers on a town marshal whose sense of duty is tested when he must decide to either face a gang of killers alone, or leave town with his new wife.
Gary Cooper pre-recorded his presentation of the Academy Award for Best Actress while on location in Mexico shooting Garden of Evil, with O'Connor then announcing the winner's name live. All the major winners in this year were black-and-white films.
Cooper is one of the most highly decorated actors of his generation, with 12 Academy Award nominations — though no wins — and billions of dollars at the box office under his belt.
Joan Fontaine and Gary Cooper holding their Oscars at 14th Academy Awards, 1942. Fontaine won Best Actress for her role in Suspicion. Cary Grant as Johnnie Aysgarth; Joan Fontaine as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth; Nigel Bruce as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite; Sir Cedric Hardwicke as General McLaidlaw; Dame May Whitty as Mrs. Martha McLaidlaw
For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1943 American epic war film produced and directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Katina Paxinou and Joseph Calleia. The screenwriter Dudley Nichols based his script on the 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls by American novelist Ernest Hemingway .