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Centennial
High Noon On Stage
Films
Books
USC Fund
News
Licensing
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Life & Legacy
Centennial
High Noon On Stage
Films
Books
USC Fund
News
Licensing

Maria’s Notes

Maria Cooper Janis writes about some of her Father’s films, click on your favorite movie and enjoy!

  • High Noon
  • CLOAK AND DAGGER
  • THE WESTERNER
  • SARGEANT YORK
  • CASSANOVA BROWN
  • NOW AND FOREVER
  • The Hanging Tree
  • The Devil and The Deep
  • Beau Geste
  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
  • PRIDE OF YANKEES
  • WINGS
  • A FAREWELL TO ARMS
  • DALLAS
  • VERA CRUZ
  • THE VIRGINIAN
  • SARATOGA TRUNK
  • Children Of Divorce
  • Morocco
  • The Wreck of the Mary Deare
  • Love In the Afternoon
  • Friendly Persuasion
  • Garden of Evil
  • Along Came Jones
  • The Fountainhead
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As we celebrate the 99th anniversary of Children of Divorce this week, we look back at a pivotal early moment in the rise of Gary Cooper.

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♥️They loved as if they had discovered something rare and sacred, something the rest of the world moved too quickly to notice.

Theirs was not a passing spark but a steady flame — built in long conversations, shared silences, and the uns

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