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Discover and relive milestone awards and achievements from Gary Cooper’s life.

1928: First feature film with speaking part, "The Shopworn Angel"

1930: Portrayed sardonic independent soldier, too taciturn to spell out his love for Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternberg’s "Morocco”

1936: Received first of five Academy Award nominations as Best Actor for "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town", directed by Frank Capra and co-starring Jean Arthur

1941: Earned first Best Actor Oscar for Howard Hawks’ "Sergeant York", the biopic of the WWI hero

1942: Portrayed baseball great Lou Gehrig in "The Pride of the Yankees"; nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor

1944: Named the #2 Box Office Star

1947: Testified as a "friendly witness" before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), investing Communism in Hollywood

1952: Collected second Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "High Noon”

1952: Received the Golden Globe Award for his performance “High Noon”

1953: Named the #1 Box Office Star in the Top 10 Poll of Money-Making Stars

1956: "Told" his memoirs to SATURDAY EVENING POST writer George Scullins, and they appeared in eight installments, entitled "Well, It Was This Way”

1961: Narrated and appeared in the excellent documentary "The Real West", produced as part of NBC-TV’s "Project 20" series; aired on March 26

2001: Centennial Celebrations of the Coop’s Career: Coming Soon

2011: Gary Cooper Enduring Style is released curated by his Maria Cooper Janis & Bruce Boyer

This first ever monograph focused on the timeless fashion and allure of this leading man who was a fashion inspiration to his Hollywood peers, clothing designers then and now, and generations of stylish men of every social strata, across the globe. Compiled of unpublished, never-before-seen personal photographs, shot primarily by his wife Rocky, Gary Cooper captures the cars, the mansions and ranches, the guns and gear.. Whether hunting with close friend Ernest Hemingway, lounging with Cary Grant, horseback, poolside, or on the beach, on-set or after-hours, in the company of royalty or cowboys, Cooper had the perfect outfit for every occasion, embodying a type of refined masculinity rarely seen and in high demand to this day.