Gary Coopers Private Family Photos Reveal a Fashion Icon
In , when Irving Berlin rewrote the lyrics to his hit “Puttin’ on the Ritz” he added a shout out to Gary Cooper’s style: “Dressed up like a million-dollar trouper/Tryin’ hard to look like Gary Cooper/Super Duper.”
Now 65 years later a new book of family photos reminds the world why the star was such a fashion icon. Maria Janis, Cooper’s only child, teamed up with noted men’s fashion writer Bruce Boyer and Ralph Lauren for Gary Cooper: Enduring Style (powerHouse Books, pages, $60), which features photographs of the actor and essays on his sense of style.
PHOTOS: Gary Coopers Enduring Style
In an interview, Janis told The Hollywood Reporter that most of the photographs come from her private collection and have never been seen by the public.
“My mother was a shutterbug. She took pictures all the time—going back to even before they were married.” She says her father had a natural sense of style and chose his own wardrobe without the help of stylists.
To promote the book’s publication, Janis is appearing at West
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Gary Cooper and others at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, Texas
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Gary Cooper and others at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, Texas
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Gary in Sun Valley, Idaho as seen in Esquire Magazine
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Gary and his Lincoln
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Gary in Southampton, NY
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Gary and Errol Flynn
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Gary, Clark Gable, Irene Dunne, Cary Grant
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Gary Cooper, Norma Shearer, and Judy Garland at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami, Florida
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Gary visiting Fred MacMurray and Madeliene Carroll on the set of their movie Virginia
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Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor at The Mocambo
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Gary Cooper, George Raft and Norma Shearer
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Gary and Norman Rockwell
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Gary and Norman Rockwell
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Gary with his brother Arthur Cooper
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Gary and his mother Alice
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Gary (age 21) is pictured here (2nd from left in back row) with the drama club at Grinnell College in Iowa
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Alice Cooper
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Gary and his mother Alice
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Gary with a fan and his mother Alice
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Gary and his nephew Howard
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Gary and his mother Alice
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Gary in Iowa at Grinnell College
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Gary & Rocky
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Martha Gelhorn, unknown, Gary, Rocky, & Ernest Hemingway
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Mary & Ernest with Gary & Rocky in Sun Valley, Idaho
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Gary, Rocky, Jack Benny at the Trocadero club
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Franchot Tone, Rocky, Gary
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Rocky and Gary Cooper at Ciro's, Esquire Magazine, February
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Driver Alfonso 'Marquis' de Portago talks with Gary Cooper and Rocky Cooper before the Grand Prix of Cuba race, February 2
Gary Cooper wowed audiences with his work in classic Hollywood films like High Noon, Love in the Afternoon and Sergeant York. But out of the millions of fans that adored the late showbiz icon, no one was more proud of Gary than his only daughter, Maria Cooper Janis.
The Mr. Deeds Goes To Town star was the dad of his beloved child with his wife, Veronica Balfe. Gary and the King Kong actress wed in and became parents less than four years later, welcoming Maria on September 15,
As the daughter of a Golden Age Hollywood heavyweight, Maria was catapulted into the spotlight at a young age. Not only did she step out at prestigious events with her famous father, but Maria even attended the premiere of ’s They Came to Cordura, where she was introduced to Queen Elizabeth‘s late sister, Princess Margaret.
Sadly, Gary died in May when Maria was just 23 years old. According to The New York Times, the Oscar-winning performer died of cancer at his home in Los Angeles just days after turning
It’s been more than 60 years since Maria said goodbye to her legendary father, but she can still remember the incredible man Gary was as clear as day. Speaking exclusively with
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