Gary Cooper biography

Some biographical facts on Gary Cooper.

Cooper grew up in Montana at first, where his family belonged to the upper class: his father was a judge at the Supreme Court of the State. For the purpose of social and polished section of a higher education of the young Gary was sent to England, where he attended a boarding school. Even he commented to the effect that he was beaten up in England because of his American pronunciation and in the U.S. because of his English accent. After returning to America he first wanted to become a painter or cartoonist. In a car accident, he broke a hip, which he particularly strong in the older age and associated symptoms brought his characteristic gait. He was advised to ride in order to speed up the recovery, which he perfected on the native ranch.
Cooper initially was hired as an extra in adventure and western films, after realizing that one time in his fledgling movie business as a rider and stuntman could easily earn money. Soon came the tall, exceptionally handsome young man on the leading ladies, and in 1926 he made his first supporting actor as a silent film (The Winning of Barbara Worth).
He came to the public good, and was put under contract at Paramount, where he was for many years, the male star. Already in the late 1920s, Cooper was able to establish itself as a rising star and was particularly in demand in Western. The actor, who had no acting training was very popular during the transition from silent movies to talkies for his minimalist, realist representation, which had nothing in common with the scaremongering, gesture-rich game of the silent film actor. He retained that style and put it into effective, especially Western and adventure films in which he played silent, solitary hero. He convinced but also in character roles (see 1941 in Sergeant York, which he won an Oscar) and in numerous comedies (as in 1936 Mr. Deeds goes to town).
Cooper was one until his death by going to the most popular Hollywood stars and was booked regularly at the box office success. He made 110 films during his career and became an icon of American popular culture. For many viewers, he represented, beyond his performance, the ideal of the upright, honest, heroic U.S. American. That is why three of his roles in the American Film Institute compiled list of the top 50 heroes are listed by the American Film: Will Kane at Twelve Clock at noon to rank 5, Lou Gehrig, ranked 25th in The Great throw and Alvin York in Sergeant York Rank 35th Cooper is the most successful actors of this list.
Cooper was awarded the Academy Award three times: 1942 and 1953 for Sergeant York for twelve Clock at noon (high noon). The honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement (1961), he could receive for his cancer is no longer himself, so this became his friend James Stewart for him.

Married since 1933 with Gary Cooper was "Rocky" Balfe Veronica from New York's high society, with whom he had a daughter. Balfe was briefly an actress under the name of Sandra Shaw was. Mother and daughter had a strict Catholic, and the daughter wanted to become a nun. Cooper converted to the Catholic faith and attended the two towards the end of his life to please the pope. Cooper was a close friend of the writer Ernest Hemingway, he suggests the main character in his novel For Whom the Bell is said to have written on the body.
Cooper died in 1961 from cancer and is buried in the Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary Cemetery in Southampton on Long Iceland in New York.