Western Awards: For his performance in High Noon (1952), he received the Best Actor Academy Award, a Golden Globe & a Photoplay Award. In Friendly Persuasion (1956), he received a Golden Globe. In the film The Hanging Tree (1959) he received a Laurel Award.
Interesting Western Fact: At the age of thirteen he was in a car accident that injured his hip. For therapy the doctors recommended that he ride horses at his parents ranch.
My Favorite Western: Along Came Jones (1945). There are very few actors who can play a fool as well as Cooper. This film is refreshingly witty and suspenseful. You never know what he will do next. One item worth noting is in the middle of the film. He drops his gun and then swoops down and picks it up while staying in the saddle. I don't care who you are, that takes doing.
Cooper is one of the most legendary movie stars for the west. Since the silent days he could be seen on the saddle in a tall hat. His accent and height created the perfect hero, yet it is his slow and thoughtful lines that make you admire him. He always played the only man in town defending justice and somehow he always pulled through just fine. His characters were also deep in thought and you never knew what to expect. He was performances were always simple yet know one could duplicate it.
Another thing which I find worth mentioning is his wardrobe. Cooper was known for his professional and debonair look. In society he wore the best, yet it seemed that the best wore Cooper. On the screen, especially in westerns, he is in complete grubs. Such outfits never looked more refined then on him. I also found a website on him comparing his western career with John Wayne, here is the link. It's a shame that cancer took him so young. I wish that such a character as Cooper existed in our day.
My Favorite Western: Along Came Jones (1945). There are very few actors who can play a fool as well as Cooper. This film is refreshingly witty and suspenseful. You never know what he will do next. One item worth noting is in the middle of the film. He drops his gun and then swoops down and picks it up while staying in the saddle. I don't care who you are, that takes doing.
Melody Jones: If there's anything in the world I like, it's getting saved from being shot.
Cooper is one of the most legendary movie stars for the west. Since the silent days he could be seen on the saddle in a tall hat. His accent and height created the perfect hero, yet it is his slow and thoughtful lines that make you admire him. He always played the only man in town defending justice and somehow he always pulled through just fine. His characters were also deep in thought and you never knew what to expect. He was performances were always simple yet know one could duplicate it.
Another thing which I find worth mentioning is his wardrobe. Cooper was known for his professional and debonair look. In society he wore the best, yet it seemed that the best wore Cooper. On the screen, especially in westerns, he is in complete grubs. Such outfits never looked more refined then on him. I also found a website on him comparing his western career with John Wayne, here is the link. It's a shame that cancer took him so young. I wish that such a character as Cooper existed in our day.
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