Gary Cooper was one of the earliest screen icons, ... But it's pretty high up there, as evinced by its box office numbers and the fact that it took home the Academy Award for Best Original Story.

Gary Cooper, the strong, silent hero of the screen, died of cancer at 12:27 p.m. Saturday in the quiet of his Holmby Hills home. The 60-year-old actor’s death, awaited by his family and friends ...

In Dallas, Gary Cooper stars as Blayde Hollister, a former Confederate officer. After returning from the war, Hollister meets ...