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'''Gary Cooper''', real name Frank James Cooper (1901-1961), was a [[conservative]] American movie star. He testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee in Washington, D.C., on October 23, 1947, as a friendly witness (not under subpoena) to help the committee investigate the alleged infiltration of Hollywood by communists. He received a standing ovation at the end of his testimony.<ref name="Cooper">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000011/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>
Cooper received an Oscar nomination for ''[[Mr. Deeds goes to Town]]'' (1936), and won two Oscars, for ''[[Sergeant York]]'' (1941) and ''[[High Noon]]'' (1952).
{{cquote|Named the #1 Box Office Star of 1953 in the Top 10 Poll of Money-Making Stars, as ranked by Quigley Publications' annual survey of movie exhibitors. [Cooper] made the list 18 times from 1936 to 1957, which was a record when he died in 1961.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000011/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>}}
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