GARY COOPER

 

From Stars of the Photoplay (1930)

AS Frank J. Cooper, lanky son of the ranges, armed with a sketch-book and a desire to be a commerical artist, he arrived in Hollywood This venture wasn't successful, so he joined the ranks of aspiring extras, where he worked for over a year before making his first screen hit. Three years of his early education was acquired in England. Injured at 15, he returned to his father's ranch to regain his health. Born in Helena, Montana, May 7, 1901, he is 6 feet 2, weighs 180 and has black hair and dark blue eyes.

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