Gary Cooper (Great Stars) - Softcover

 
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Synopsis

"Cooper was heroic, of course, in his own mind as much as in his scripts. He was manly, tall, ruggedly handsome. He was a man for a fight."

On screen he was the ultimate all-American hero: lean, laconic, and masculine, a lone sheriff battling his enemies inHigh Noon, or a tough individualist in The Fountainhead. Off-screen he bedded a host of leading ladies and carefully honed his image, making hundreds of movies and winning two Oscars in the process. The acclaimed film writer David Thomson explores the career and the contradictions of "Coop," the star who lived the dream in the golden age of Hollywood.

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About the Author

DAVID THOMSON is, among many other things, the author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, now in its fourth edition. His recent books include a biography of Nicole Kidman,Fan Tan (a novel written in collaboration with Marlon Brando), and The WholeEquation: A History of Hollywood. His latest work is the acclaimed Have You Seen . . . ?: A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films. Born in London, he now lives in San Francisco.

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ISBN 10:  1846140773 ISBN 13:  9781846140778
Publisher: Allen Lane, 2009
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