Awesome!

Antonio Gomez It’s no honor to meet an actor and if it happens it’s not a grace for which someone has to say thank you like a servant or religious believer.

Cooper was just an actor.

Awesome memory - thank you for sharing.

That’s sick, just found out today that he’s my great great grandad lol

He was a real american. He did what he had to do.

He and John Wayne.

If he were alive today, he'd be part of some victims group, the fundamental catholics or something.

@@triciajohansen7124 I’m surprised Tony never mentioned John Wayne; he was like one of those American actors that Tony Would brag about

@@mr.patriotjol he doesn't fit the archetype as well

Yep! ❤

Wow...what a treat for those who could see this man , in person!

Mine too! My dad passed shortly after Mr. Cooper.

A decent actor, but a great star!

@@paulnistor3547 'Alittle' before my time, but, I thought he was so great!

He was a living example of the strong silent type

Your dad's fav , no doubt? Mine too! He thought Coop was the greatest!

I don't think we will ever see another leading man like Cooper. None of the other leading men from his era come close to him. Not Cary Grant. Not Clark Gable. Not Gregory Peck. Even the actors who came later and were compared to him, such as Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, and Kevin Costner, can't hold a candle to him.

@@avocate2017 Yes, but all those actors you list are 100x better than we have today.....! I do think Clint and Kevin would at least be ‘closer’. ( Not a Harrison Ford fan at all.) Also, ‘back in the day’, Burt Lancaster, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart....certainly qualify.

@@Melinda8162 Out of all of Cooper's "successors," the young Kevin Costner probably looked the closest to him, especially in The Untouchables, where he was dressed very much like the 1930s Cooper with the fedora hat, suit, and coat. He also had that everyman hero quality in several of his movies.

@@avocate2017 Good point. I saw him several years ago while he was doing the movie ‘Field of Dreams’. He was staying at a hotel in Galena, IL. Guess who also was there, Burt Lancaster.

@@Melinda8162 I read that James Earl Jones said to the director of Field of Dreams, "It's Gary Cooper" when he saw Costner on a black-and-white monitor while filming. And yes, Burt Lancaster was in it, too. I wonder if he thought Costner looked like Cooper also. Even Maria has noted Costner's resemblance to her father.

He never reached "old age".

Actually he died in 61... more than a couple bub.

@James Henderson Patricia Neal deeply regretted that abortion until the day she died.

1963dodgeboy he died in 1961 but had health issues by 1959 and was diagnosed with advanced metastatic prostate cancer in 1960, his final film The Naked Edge was released just a month after his death in 1961.

its a shame a great man like coop being cut down at only 60

robert szvetics a lot of Hollywood legends in those days unfortunately died younger due to their lifestyles as many were heavy smokers like Gary Cooper, Clark Gable who died in 1960 at at age 59 from a heart attack from his drinking and smoking, Humphrey Bogart in 1957 at 57 from esophageal cancer and he was a heavy 4 pack a day smoker and hard drinker. Other legends like Montgomery Clift, Spencer Tracy from years of alcoholism John Wayne at age 72 from cancer and others all died at relatively young ages compared to how long people live today. Errol Flynn died in 1959 at age 50 brought on by his alcoholism and smoking from a heart attack but during his autopsy a Doctor said due his alcoholism and heavy chain smoking he had a body of a 75 year old and his liver was deeply damaged from drinking that had he lived longer would have died from liver failure within 9-12 months had he not had a heart attack.

Why “happily “?? Is so elegant that they do not have to stand because the fact of being a lady is over the fact of being Gary Cooper…feminism has it all wrong I’m afraid

Both are Oscar winning performances.

Yes, you can tell from his body language that he was shy, awkward, and uncomfortable promoting his projects and being at the center of attention. It would have been interesting to see an interview of him from when he was younger, but I think it's safe to say that the whole shy and handsome cowboy persona that he created early in his career wasn't just an act. He was self-effacing in real life and seemed oblivious to his own star power. I remember reading that when he appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1950s, some fans were disappointed because he wasn't as macho as they thought he would be. He was never totally macho even in his movies, but you can see here how shy and unpretentious he must have been off screen.

@@avocate2017 Agree. You said it well.

@@aaaht3810 Thanks. I agree with what you wrote about him as well. One of the reasons why Hemingway liked him was that he didn't act like a movie star.

It was a left-wing film.

Parole sante!

And Sergeant York

@@fredact And Meet John Doe.

Well I think Elvis and Cooper.

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That awful disease sneaks up on you. He was my father's favorite, he died a couple years after Coop.

He seemed to be in good spirits, but we know now that he was already having health issues even before he was diagnosed with cancer. Sadly, you could tell that he wasn't always healthy even much earlier, in his 40s. Like most other actors of that era, he was a heavy smoker and started aging noticeably and rapidly after 40. At least he remained slim didn't gain that much weight even as he got older, but his face aged dramatically after 40.

Yup, the strong silent type.

I agree. I don't think there will ever be another leading man like Gary Cooper. It's unfortunate that so many people know him only from westerns and for playing the "strong, silent" type when he actually played a wide variety of roles and was great in romantic comedies--not to mention the fact that he played plenty of chatty, verbose, charming, sweet, and funny characters in addition to the laconic cowboy. Despite his 3 Oscars, I think his acting was underrated. He had greater range and played a wider variety of roles than many of his contemporaries, such as John Wayne and Cary Grant, did. Also, it seems like most casual fans know him mainly from his later movies, such as High Noon, and have no idea what he looked like when he was younger. The man was considered the ideal American male during his time--and you can understand why when you see the young Cooper.

@@avocate2017 definitely true. My wife and I saw him in a pre-code film called Design for Living. No wonder it's pre-code as 2 men share a woman they live with. Woo hoo, talk about advanced ideas! Fredric March and Miriam Hopkins starred with him and it's a well done film where Cooper is a very verbose guy that has some quite radical ideas about dealing with the situation where both he and his friend March both love this woman. Both Hopkins and March are excellent too. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend the film. His style of acting, where there's not really any technique other than "being" the character finally gets recognized when Dean and Brando came on the scene, but Gary Cooper had been doing just that for decades! I spent a fair amount of time acting on stage for a number of years and even did a few workshops in Hollywood with James Best, so while I'm nowhere near some grand talent as an actor, I can recognize a really talented film actor when I see one. Acting in a film takes a very subtle kind of technique, or really no technique at all, just "be" the character. Gary Cooper started doing that back in the 1930s! He's just such a great talent and really deserves a lot more credit than he's gotten over the years. I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees it. Also, when my wife saw him in Design for Living said, "Oh my God! Is that Gary Cooper? No wonder all of his leading ladies fell for him. He's freaking gorgeous!" I just laughed as I'd been seeing photos of him back then for years and knew she'd flip for him. I'm 6'3" and only weigh about 155 lbs, so she goes for the tall, slim guys every time, LOL! Nice to chat with you!

@@ciAMkia I agree with everything you wrote. I've seen Design for Living, and it was incredibly ahead of its time. If I'm not mistaken, I think it was one of the earliest films where a character actually says the word "sex." Granted, they say "no sex" and the film is very innocent by today's standards, but it was very progressive for a film that came out in 1933. Actually, many of Cooper's films from the 1930s and 1940s were very progressive in their portrayal of male-female relationships, gender roles and/or class. The Wedding Night (1935), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), The Cowboy and the Lady (1938), and Meet John Doe (1941) are just a few examples. Like you, I think Cooper's acting was underappreciated, but didn't Lee Strasberg say that Cooper was a natural Method actor? It's unfortunate that so many people think he was simply playing himself and know him only for his cowboy roles when the vast majority of his films weren't even westerns. Sure, he was great in the cowboy roles and was certainly in his element in them, but I also liked him in his chattier, more verbose, and lighthearted roles. I think he had an amazing screen presence, incredible facial expressions, a quirky acting style (that became more mainstream later on), the right combination of toughness and sensitivity, and a rare masculine beauty and elegance--and that combination remains unrivaled to this day. It's no surprise that Hemingway wrote the Robert Jordan character with Cooper in mind. It's also no surprise that the fashion designer Bill Blass wrote that Cooper was "the best-looking son of a bitch who ever lived" and that he "had the greatest sense of style."

@@avocate2017, so true & my wife agrees, Gary Cooper was a great looking man, with an innate sense of style. He was an amazing man & there's no question why every leading lady fell in love with him.

@@ciAMkia Exactly, but it wasn't just that he was great-looking. He had a sincere face, kind eyes, and a shy smile--perfect for playing both romantic and heroic roles. Plus, he seemed very self-effacing and unaware of the effect he had on people. There were other leading men in that era who were considered handsome, but it's hard to imagine his contemporaries like Cary Grant or Clark Gable playing a character like Robert Jordan. Plus, he was admired by both men and women.

Cooper looked and acted like a man from big sky country. Even on WML he appeared to be a bit awkward at being confined to the studio set…definitely a child of the wide open West

Gosh, yes. He was a sweetheart.

Bu insanlar ne güzelmiş❤❤

Very lovely ❤

What a nice honour for you!

Definitely!

YES İ saw that too:D

That was so cute- Dorothy couldn't hide her feelings.

She's so sweet, it's difficult to hide such emotions when Gary is a humble, handsome man. He melts women's hearts.

That's what I love about him, his shyness and masculinity.

You can tell from his body language that he was shy, awkward, and uncomfortable promoting his projects and being at the center of attention. He's fidgety, laughs nervously, and gets up from his seat as soon as he's done with the interview (as he's shaking the host's hand). It would have been interesting to see an interview of him from when he was younger, but I think it's safe to say that the whole shy and handsome cowboy persona that he created early in his career wasn't just an act. He was self-effacing in real life and seemed totally oblivious to his own star power.

@@avocate2017 - nice words.

@@keithnaylor1981 Thank you. Just my observation.

@@avocate2017 I love your comments about Gary Cooper

I love Lou Gehrig, but Gary Cooper was a trillion times handsomer. He was one of the handsomest men ever when young.

@@HolgerRuneFan I met Mr. Cooper in his older years, in movie with Audrey Hepburn and oh my God, I fell in love with him, you can imagine my shock when I saw his younger years filmography 😍😍😍😍 I love every wrinkle on his face, they just make him more masculine, honest and desirable.

Yeah 😍

Il était plutôt sympathique et les gens hors caméra le considéraient comme un homme assez éloigné d'Hollywood. Rien de prétentieux et très libre de converser avec les gens sans se sentir spécial ; même si sa fille dit qu'il était assez timide.

Coop was so sick, you can see it in the way he sits :( I've read he had severe back pain.

Was that a Clara Bow movie where he was still much unknown but was dating Clara Bow and peeked his head in the door in a very quick moment?