Description:
Born to Alice Cooper and Charles Cooper. Gary attended school at Dunstable school England, Helena Montana and Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa (then called Iowa College). His first stage experience was during high school and college. Afterwards, he worked as an extra for one year before getting a part in a two-reeler by the independent producer Hans Tiesler . Eileen Sedgwick was his first leading lady. He then appeared in The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) for United Artists before moving to Paramount. While there he appeared in a small part in Wings (1927), It (1927), and other films.
Birthday
May 7, 1901
Born In
Helena, Montana, USA
Alternative names
Frank J. Cooper
, Garry Cooper
Height
191 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Sandra Shaw December 15, 1933 - May 13, 1961 (his death)
Parents
Charles Cooper
Relatives
Arthur Cooper (Sibling)
Trivia
According to James Garner's autobiography Cooper developed the habit of paying for everything by check, knowing that people would keep it for his signature and never cash it (it was a trick also used by Pablo Picasso, who once said he had seldom paid for anything--from lunches to cars to houses--because of it.
Quotes
Until I came along all the leading men were handsome, but luckily they
wrote a lot of stories about the fellow next door.
Nickname
Coop
Salaries
$275,000
Trademarks
Roles in westerns
