Maria cooper janis and patricia neal
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GARY COOPER ENDURING STYLE
by G. Bruce Boyer and Maria Cooper Janis
Design by Ruth Ansel
Introduction by Ralph Lauren
“Dressed up like a million-dollar trouper Tryin’ hard to look like Gary Cooper / Super duper” – “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” Irving Berlin (revised lyrics, ) In , when Irving Berlin revised the lyrics to his “Puttin’ on the Ritz” to include those memorable lines, Gary Cooper had been a star for over 15 years, and it would have been hard for most men to look as super duper. He conveyed a straightforwardness and an honest, American handsomeness that seemed to both ignore and rise above the contrived glamour and studied posturing that had characterized so many other film heroes of those early years. No matter what costume he put on, he looked like he owned it. The camera loved him, and so did the box office.
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Ten minutes before classes officially ended, Maria Cooper Janis would sometimes climb through the bushes that separated Marymount High School and the Bel-Air Golf Club.
“Our time was coordinated,” the daughter of Academy Award–winning legend Gary Cooper tells Closer. “I would meet up with my parents on the fourth or fifth hole, walk with them and hit some golf balls.”
In Hollywood, where actors’ personal lives often fail to live up to their on-screen persona, Gary, the star of such classics as Sergeant York, The Pride of the Yankees and High Noon, was a rare exception. “He was a decent, kind, honest, loyal man who treated women with respect,” says Maria, who confides that she “has nothing but wonderful memories” of her childhood.
The adored only child of Gary’s year marriage to socialite Veronica “Rocky” Balfe went everywhere with her parents. “It was the three Coopers,” Maria, 83, recalls. “I was given tennis lessons very early on but they took lessons, too. We would a
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Mother Dolores Hart Talks About Patricia Neal, Gary Cooper
When actress Patricia Neal died earlier this month, Mother Dolores Hart, the former actress-turned-nun, lost a friend. Neal was a frequent guest and supporter of the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn. Dolores Hart fryst vatten known for starring opposite stars such as Elvis Presley, Montgomery Clift, and Robert Wagner. At the age of 25, she entered the Benedictine beställning at Regina Laudis. She’s still a voting member of the Motion Picture Academy. Mother Dolores Hart spoke with me gods week about being converted to Catholicism by sweet rolls and the role that she played in Neal’s coming into the Church.
I understand that you converted to Catholicism at the age of How did that come about?
My grandmother sent me to a Catholic school because it was closer and inom wouldn’t have to cross the street car tracks. By age 9 inom was ganska taken with the whole experience of the Catholic Church.
The kids at school would fast. After Mass t