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Gary Cooper

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The Resume

    (May 7, 1901-May 13, 1961)
    Birth name Frank James Cooper
    Won the 1941 Oscar for Best Actor (Sergeant York)
    Won the 1952 Oscar for Best Actor (High Noon)
    Acted in 'Wings,' 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town,' 'The Cowboy and the Lady,' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls,' 'The Pride of the Yankees,' 'Friendly Persuasion.'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was right-handed, so when he starred in 'The Pride of the Yankees,' he had to have the lettering on his uniform printed backward and then have the film reversed so that he could play the left-handed Lou Gehrig.
    He had a five year affair with Patricia Neal, but he refused to marry her because he was already married to a Catholic who he refused to ask to divorce him.
    Many of his leading ladies were much younger than him.
    He had a face-lift.
    He wore a toupee.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a cowboy star who had actually worked on a ranch.
    His father was a Supreme Court Justice.
    He frequently performed Lou Gehrig's farewell speech to the troops during World War II.
    When he won a special Academy Award for lifetime achievement, James Stewart accepted it for him and broke down crying because Cooper was dying of cancer.

Credit: Jon Mullich


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 29 Votes: 31.03% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 68 Votes: 45.59% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 30 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 194 Votes: 53.09% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 100 Votes: 49.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 99 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 114 Votes: 60.53% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 132 Votes: 50.76% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 62 Votes: 46.77% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 82 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 241 Votes: 43.15% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 281 Votes: 43.77% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 716 Votes: 35.34% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 74 Votes: 35.14% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 287 Votes: 45.30% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 229 Votes: 41.92% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 641 Votes: 43.06% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 364 Votes: 41.76% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 817 Votes: 42.84% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 889 Votes: 38.36% Annoying