Remembering actor GARY COOPER (1901 – 1961), who was born on May 7th. He began his career as a film extra and stunt rider and soon landed acting roles. After establishing himself as a Western hero in his early silent films, Cooper became a movie star in 1929 with his first sound picture The Virginian. In the early 1930s, he expanded his heroic image to include more cautious characters in adventure films and dramas such as A Farewell to Arms (1932) and The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935). During

Gary Cooper plays #4 Lou Gehrig #4 in Sam Wood's THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES ('42) | Turner Classic Movies: TCM