WML 1959 Gary Cooper

[@AntonioGomez-lk6jm]

I was a small boy of 8 when I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Cooper, he came to visit the orchid nursery where my man dad worked in Malibu, I still remember shaking his hand and looking up saying "hi Mr. Cooper", I'll be 67 in one week, how time passes, but the memories will always be there, God bless you Mr. Cooper for giving a young boy the honor of meeting you!

[@blackcrazydog]

Awesome!

[@Celisar1]

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.

[@markharrison2544]

Cooper was just an actor.

[@SandySaunders9142]

Awesome memory - thank you for sharing.

[@crazybat3198]

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

[@johnloudaros800]

My father met Gary Cooper in 1948 , when my dad worked at his brother in laws gas/service station, in southern Utah. He gave my dad his autograph which I still have

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Gary was such a brilliant actor...and handsome even in old age.

[@MyLovelyDeadFriends]

He never reached "old age".

[@theresachiorazzi4571]

A gorgeous man.

[@MrMaluraoj]

Yep! ❤

[@suzannebenz8928]

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

[@silenusut]

Yes, his voice is still distinctive. Beautiful man.

[@GaryCooper-ky3eg]

I can't stop watching his movies. He was an exceptional actor and I don't think there hasn't been anyone closed to his stunning looks and taste.

[@adrianotero7963]

My grandfather's favorite actor......many of the stars died due to booze or the cigarette..... hard to believe that people still use both today, still !!

[@judywhiting4684]

People said he was a kind humble lovely man....soooo handsome in his .younger days..altho STILL a great looking man....l just love him....so sad he passed to young..in his films he grabbed you by the heart..RIDE ON "TALL IN THE SADDLE"

[@wolfsden3812]

The strong and silent guy....rest well Mr Cooper nothing but pure class......

[@guineapig4701]

Gorgeous, beautiful, sexy man. No one holds a candle to him.

[@avocate2017]

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.

[@Melinda8162]

@@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.

[@avocate2017]

@@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.

[@Melinda8162]

@@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.

[@avocate2017]

@@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.

[@lindauribe6872]

A cutie with
A shyness whom everyone liked

[@Cerph]

Gary was a living example of the phrase, "less is more"- (and his acting style never went beyond his own personality).

[@paulnistor3547]

A decent actor, but a great star!

[@Melinda8162]

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

[@connorstefanski9088]

He was a living example of the strong silent type

[@dreamepiphany9093]

My father was Gary Cooper's fan, and I can see why. Gary Cooper was a sweet artist.

[@Melinda8162]

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

[@twofifty1028]

The strong, silent type!! 👍

[@pepethekingprawn2908]

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

[@triciajohansen7124]

He and John Wayne.

[@m.c.58]

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

[@mr.patriotjol]

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

[@ta724]

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

[@kiasax2]

So many people have no idea what they're missing, & are so much the poorer for never having seen Gary Cooper act in films. He's just great & is still such a heroic figure to me. I miss Gary Cooper, he was just a fabulous natural actor, not to mention such a great rider.

[@avocate2017]

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.

[@kiasax2]

@@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!

[@avocate2017]

@@kiasax2 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."

[@kiasax2]

@@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.

[@avocate2017]

@@kiasax2 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.

[@gabrioxxx]

Such an handsome man and seems to be a true Gentleman. He had the most charming smile. He had to die just a short time later. Rest in peace, Dear man.

[@miceymolander]

Such a warm and humble man! Not an ounce of arrogance. (p.s.: Happily, the ladies of this generation would be standing up to shake hands.)

[@1963dodgeboy]

Gary Cooper was a great actor and gentleman, a shame that he was to pass on a year after his appearance on this show.

[@Jack-cn6io]

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

[@celiabonadies5667]

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

[@scottknode898]

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.

[@robertszvetics210]

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

[@scottknode898]

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.

[@aaaht3810]

Don't know about how he was in person but he always seemed to be a very nice unassuming man who had his ego in check. Definitely not a celebrity to try and steal the spotlight from others. Great actor though. One of my favorites.

[@avocate2017]

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.

[@aaaht3810]

@@avocate2017 Agree. You said it well.

[@avocate2017]

@@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.

[@grizzlycountry1030]

Just a down to earth man who portrayed each character as the same as he was as well as being a man that cherished friends, family, fans and God. He will be forever missed.

[@samishahzad3968]

Wonderful superb greatest star actor Gary Cooper legend rest in peace All stars old who died

[@garymorell6924]

My Dad named me after Gary Cooper, and as a young boy we visited his grave when he was still buried in the LA area. High Noon, Pride Of The Yankees, Sgt York, all classics.

[@Melinda8162]

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

[@chuckendweiss4849]

First saw Cop in High Noon but over the decades. I have seen the balance of his great moves. He should have received more Academy Awards.

[@YogsenForfoth]

Our beloved Gary Cooper. We were deprived of his brilliant company far too early.

[@Mark-yy2py]

1-2 years later he would be gone. Great actor. A prince of a man.

[@rostamdastan9272]

Gary Cooper the great...

[@delcannon5051]

GREAT ACTOR. My favorite movie of his was, "The Hanging Tree."

[@mattmcgill1302]

High noon and Sgt York two of my favorite films! Great actor!

[@triciajohansen7124]

Both are Oscar winning performances.

[@guapo2772]

Gary Cooper great actor and gentleman. The best forever

[@carlosruiz184]

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

[@RaulRodriguezasteroides]

Simpatía y sencillez.. En la vida y en la pantalla...... Está entre las mayores estrellas de cine y espectáculo de la historia.... Un grande realmente!!!

[@eisenjeisen6262]

He was a very good actor, and that High Noon was a great movie, and i think it means more today than in those days for the meaning of liberty and freedom because we are very close to losing it and the constitution.

[@markharrison2544]

It was a left-wing film.

[@spartinaspartini]

Parole sante!

[@algorel4763]

Sargent York, “You be a knownen” one of the best actors, and loved by his Peers!
Everyone that knew him spoke very high of him!

[@danielhetue6968]

Gary Cooper was a legendary actor in the 1920s til his sudden death in 1961. His legacy lives on forever.

[@blackcrazydog]

Mr. Gary Most Gorgeous Man Ever Cooper!

[@Blessed-2-b-a-Hembree]

Well I think Elvis and Cooper.

[@joannthompson3764]

Still handsome in 1959

[@jmccracken1963]

GREAT clip!!!! Yes, Gary Cooper and Anthony Perkins HAD, indeed, co-starred - in FRIENDLY PERSUASION in 1956. Mr. Cooper is, indeed, a very nice and very fine gentleman. Thank you very much for sharing this with us!!!!!!

[@robertcollings29]

High noon and pride of the Yankees,what a class act cooper was.

[@fredact]

And Sergeant York

[@acmarston]

@@fredact And Meet John Doe.

[@jleechadwick]

I lived in Helena, MT for 15 years, which was his hometown. You can see the house that he was born in, and His father was a judge on the Montana Supreme Court. Montana was very much a part of him.

[@patrickdowling529]

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

[@irandoosty]

They don't come like that anymore.

[@jonasvalero]

Yup, the strong silent type.

[@anaelietemedinalopes9132]

Amo este ator. Com ele na tela não precisam de efeitos especiais. 💖💖💖💖

[@shawnflynn8149]

He looked very well in his appearance, when one considers that he would be dying of cancer in about a year and a half.

[@Melinda8162]

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

[@avocate2017]

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.

[@michaelcramer3120]

Yup he was the man..

[@SERAPIO934]

Impresiona su humildad. Que gran persona fue Gary! ❤

[@asimaydin9130]

Bu insanlar ne güzelmiş❤❤

[@yingpiccola]

His words were very handsome.

[@joannthompson3764]

Great man and actor

[@kofegrl]

His voice gives him away🤗

[@fernandabarrosooro4043]

Admiración absoluta a este hombre...tan grande y tan cercano...siempre en el corazón

[@lindaeasley5606]

A true legend 😎

[@55EGOMEZ]

my idol actor since.... all my life

[@elfiekirchner3624]

luis amaral e

[@ddkoda]

Very fascinating; a class act.

[@RaulRodriguezasteroides]

Grande Gary Cooper..... Alcanzó lo más alto del estrellato... Como el mejor junto a John Wayne... Los mejores de los mejores.

[@marcelosastre3621]

Gary cooper el ícono más grande de todos los tiempos el es el western su honestidad y humildad son con su talento el más grande legado para la eternidad ho para los mejores cinéfilos propiamente dicho y té lo dice el gran juezdeoeste de 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩💎🎩💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎

[@SandySaunders9142]

Coop was awesome, and gosh - I wish I could have known him. What an elegant and charming man. And sweet and funny too. I hear he was like catnip to women.
As an aside - Dorothy was an absolutely insufferable, miserable woman.

[@corriecrazy]

He's so damn cute!!!

[@janethu9169]

He is a great actor.

[@garyeaton6172]

I was named after him. My mum and dad sat going through lads names,,on the radio it was announced that Gary Cooper had just been read is last rights.

[@corriecrazy]

What a nice honour for you!

[@rr7firefly]

Much beloved.

[@josephanderson6410]

So sweet of you to pull me aside this evening, my friend , and partner in crime fighting , Gary Cooper ! 🎉🎉 #teamMezzershnidt ❤ Joe DRT aka Devine The Chosen One aka Rosarios baby daddy ❤🎉#rojoforever #teamjesus

[@robertszvetics210]

COOP SITLL HAD HIS BOYISH CHARM

[@corriecrazy]

Gosh, yes. He was a sweetheart.

[@lqprimetime4169]

LOVE Gary Cooper being a great sport and trying to hide it. What a great show for celebrities that are willing to try to fool

[@keithnaylor1981]

WOW the great (shy?)
Gary Cooper!
Only he could have portrayed the brave but vulnerable hero of High Noon. See also The Wreck of the Mary Deare with Charlton Heston, another great movie.

[@avocate2017]

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.

[@keithnaylor1981]

@@avocate2017 - nice words.

[@avocate2017]

@@keithnaylor1981 Thank you. Just my observation.

[@yosoykarito]

@@avocate2017 I love your comments about Gary Cooper

[@davidcook5705]

Actors of his caliber don't exist anymore.

[@michaelnivens6267]

legend

[@wookinooki9023]

ridiculously handsome in his younger days.

[@joseassuncao5598]

MAGNIFICO GARY COOPER

[@delcannon5051]

Very SHY man.

[@yosoykarito]

Very lovely ❤

[@nadiadekkari2461]

beautiful love face ♥♥♥♥

[@RaulRodriguezasteroides]

PARA MI SUS MEJORES PELÍCULAS SON : EL JARDÍN DEL MAL Y VERACRUZ.!!!

[@mr.patriotjol]

He’s a real strong silent type

[@sierramadrejerky3146]

See how Dorothy looks longingly after him as he exits.....

[@ErelfBow]

YES İ saw that too:D

[@Cerph]

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

[@yosoykarito]

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

[@jamesbrown9736]

What a humble guy.

[@drednm]

Cooper was one of the biggest stars of his era. He died a couple years after this appearance.

[@FrankieBlueEyes]

Class!

[@corriecrazy]

Definitely!

[@edwardyoung522]

Lou Gehrig was so handsome, only Gary Cooper could portray him.

[@HolgerRuneFan]

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

[@yosoykarito]

@@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.

[@RaulRodriguezasteroides]

the best !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EveryoneIsStupidButMe]

"Whatever happened to Gary Cooper? The strong, silent type!"

[@gezin82]

Class act.

[@LandondeeL]

The picture Tony Perkins alludes to as appearing with Coop was "Friendly Persuasion"

[@lindauribe6872]

He seems almost shy.

[@yosoykarito]

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

[@georgepupparo1629]

Coop, miss you,☆☆☆☆

[@muse7746]

No way could he disguise that voice! So distinctive and well known. Wonderful actor. He and Perkins did a film together Friendly Persuasion. Rumor was he did not like Perkins. But I don't know whether that was the case. One thing though he was quite the ladies man. His leading ladies fell hard for him. Many stories about his liasons.

[@lisainger6751]

What an absolute delight he was. Not a shred of arrogance in his character.

[@GregJoseph82546]

Airdate: Oct. 18, 1959. Mr . Cooper, who was born on May 7, 1901, passed away on May 13, 1961, at the age of 60.

[@user-ps3yz6pv9m]

Gare Cooper 💜💜💜💜💜

[@scotnick59]

Dang! Mr. Cooper had some long-ass fingers

[@yosoykarito]

Yeah 😍

[@joep8787]

As talented as Cooper was, he couldn't disguise his distinctive voice. It was unfair to have Anthony Perkins there since they'd made a movie together.

[@yosoykarito]

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

[@keithhyttinen8275]

In a few months, Gary will depart this veil of tears, at age 60.

[@user-lm6bd3sv7t]

i think he was very shy guy, right?

[@eddyrenzooreramirez5872]

Gary Cooper❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RaulRodriguezasteroides]

el gran Gary Cooper !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hatch1892]

imagine how much those black-boards would be worth now, with all those signatures!

[@Lava1964]

He appeared in a small part in the 1927 silent classic war film Wings. He stole the scene in the one scene he was in!

[@buckroo8424]

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?

[@ricardorussell6046]

He was aging well here.Rip.

[@alfredoreitano3426]

🇺🇸 GRANDE, BRAVO E SIMPATICO GARY COOPER, 🥇

[@robertplee5565]

Je pense que Gary Cooper devait être un acteur assez abordable avec son public

[@yosoykarito]

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.

[@avocate2017]

Cooper is totally shy and uncomfortable about plugging his latest film. He says "I can't sit here and plug a picture," chuckles, and seems embarrassed to be at the center of attention and promoting his movie. Imagine a celebrity acting like this today on a talk show. All they do is self-promote and plug their latest projects.

[@yosoykarito]

I was thinking the same thing...

[@dustingriffith7399]

Gary Cooper in 1959 I must say, and he was going to Moscow, USSR.

[@bertmagz8845]

2 years later after this show he passed away of prostate cancer

[@zarmindrow5831]

super duper

[@jamesdunn9714]

That was quick!