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For a year after his first appearance at the studios he played extras. Then came the opportunity to play a leading role in a two-reel picture. His work pleased the director and he was given an important part in "The Winning of Barbara Worth" which co-starred Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky.
When the picture was completed, Cooper found himself with plenty of offers from large and small producing concerns, among them one from Paramount.
A conference was set for a Friday. At the appointed time Cooper called at the Paramount studio, was ushered down a hallway to a door and told to enter. All unknowingly, the tall Montana stepped into the regular weekly executive meeting. Utterly surprised end embarrassed, Cooper blushed, stammered and then grir.ned. That winning grin won him a contract. He was rushed to San Antonio, Texas, where the aviation picture, "Wings" was in production. Ke took a small but effective pert end hurried back to Hollywood where he started working in a series of pictures — and hasn't stopped yet.
Cooper, the son of English parents, lived on his tether' s cattle ranch near Helena, Montana, until he war, twelve . There he learned to swim and ride as only he can. At twelve he went to England to school. When he returned to Montana, Ck ry lived the life of a cov.boy for two years after an auto accident v,hich almost ended his life. Then he entered Grinnell College, in Iowa, as nn art student and met Doris.
Cooper's more recent pictures are: LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER, PETER I3BETS0H, DESIRE, MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (Columbia), GENERAL DIED AT DAM, THE PLAINSMAN.