Cat. #00104161: GARY COOPER

Small, but desirable early black and white portrait, measuring about 3x4 inches, boldly signed and inscribed in black fountain pen in the early 1930s. In fine condition for its age. Handsome, iconic leading man Gary Cooper earned received five Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning twice, as well as an Honorary Oscar for his six decades of work in film. His long list of classic credits includes Wings (1927), The Shopworn Angel (1928), A Farewell to Arms (1932), Alice in Wonderland (1933), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938), Beau Geste (1939), Meet John Doe (1941), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), The Fountainhead (1949), and High Noon (1952).