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Cooper was born as Frank James Cooper, and changed his name to Gary in 1925, following the advice of his agent.
Cooper was born in Helena, Montana, but lived in England with his mother and attended school there for seven years. When he was thirteen years old he was injured in an automobile accident, and had to move to his father's cattle ranch in Montana to recuperate, which is where he gained his riding skills. During this time he became friendly with 10 year old Myrna Loy, who lived near him. In 1924 he moved to Los Angeles with the intention of becoming a commercial artist, but was not very successful. After three months he became an extra in the motion picture industry. A year later he had a chance at a real part in a two reeler with Eileen Sedgewick as his leading lady. After the release of this short film he was called to Paramount Studios and offered a long-term contract, which he accepted.
He appeared in over a hundred films, including:
Children of Divorce (1927), Wings (1927), Arizona Bound (1927), Nevada (1927), Beau Sabreur (1928), The Legion of the Condemned (1928), Half a Bride (1928), The First Kiss (1928), The Shopworn Angel (1928), The Wolf Song (1929), Betrayal (1929), The Virginian (1929), Seven Days Leave (1930), Only the Brave (1930), The Texan (1930), A Farewell to ArmsA Farewell to Arms is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Ernest Hemingway in 1929. The novel, a love story, draws heavily on Hemingway's experiences as a young soldier in Italy. It tells the story of Lieutenant Frederic Henry, a young American ambul (1932), Alice in WonderlandThe 1933 live-action film Alice in Wonderland is a version of the children's book of the same name by Lewis Carroll. It is considered by many to be the best film version of the book yet made. This version was an all star Paramount Studios classic, starrin (1933), The Lives of a Bengal LancerThe Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 movie. The plot concerns the story of British soldiers defending the borders of India from nomadic raiders. It stars Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, Monte Blue, Akim Tamiroff and J. Carrol Naish. The fi (1935), Mr. Deeds Goes to TownDeeds Goes to Town is a 1936 comedy film. It tells the story of a simple small-town man, Longfellow Deeds, played by ( Gary Cooper), who inherits a fortune and encounters people who want to use his money for their own aims. He is able to fight all of them (1936) (Nominated), Beau Geste (1939), Meet John Doe (1941), Sergeant YorkSergeant York is a 1941 biographical film about the life of Sergeant Alvin York, the most decorated American soldier of World War I. It stars Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Stanley Ridges, Margaret Wycherly, Ward Bond, Noah Beery (1941) (Won), The Pride of the YankeesThe Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 biographical film which tells the story of New York Yankees star Lou Gehrig. It stars Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth (as himself), Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea, Elsa Janssen and Ludwig Stossel. The movie was adapted (1942) (Nominated), For Whom the Bell TollsFor Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1940 novel by Ernest Hemingway. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a guerilla warrior during the Spanish Civil War. He is given an assignment to blow up a bridge to accompany a simultaneous attack on the city of Segovia. (1943) (Nominated), Saratoga Trunk (1945), The FountainheadThe Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand (BooksEnthsiast.com). The book was Rand's first major success and its royalties and movie rights made Rand famous and financially secure. The book was initially taken from publisher to publisher collecting rejecti (1949), Distant Drums (1951), and High Noon (1952) (Won).
Among his last films were: Vera Cruz (1954), Friendly Persuasion (1956), Love in the Afternoon (1957), The Hanging Tree (1959), and They Came to Cordura (1959).
After high-profile love affairs with actresses Clara Bow and Lupe Velez and the American-born socialite-spy Countess Carlo Dentice di Frasso (née Dorothy Caldwell Taylor , formerly wife of British aviator Claude Grahame-White ), Cooper married Veronica Balfe , a New York socialite who worked briefly as an actress under the name Sandra Shaw . They had one child, Maria. During his marriage, which lasted until his death, Cooper had affairs with several co-stars, including Grace Kelly and Patricia Neal.
After being received in to the Catholic faith, Gary Cooper died of lung cancer and was interred in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Southampton, New York.
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