Final year and death Gary Cooper

cooper s grave in sacred hearts cemetery in southampton, new york

on april 14, 1960, cooper underwent surgery @ massachusetts general hospital in boston aggressive form of prostate cancer had metastasized colon. fell ill again on may 31 , underwent further surgery @ lebanon hospital in los angeles in june remove malignant tumor large intestine. after recuperating on summer, cooper took family on vacation south of france before traveling england in fall make last film, naked edge. in december 1960, worked on nbc television documentary real west, part of company s project 20 series. on december 27, wife learned family doctor cooper s cancer had spread lungs , bones , inoperable. family decided not tell him immediately.

on january 9, 1961, cooper attended dinner given in honor @ friars club hosted frank sinatra , dean martin. attended many of industry friends, dinner concluded brief speech cooper said, achievement m proud of friends ve made in community. in mid-january, cooper took family sun valley last vacation together. cooper , hemingway hiked through snow last time. on february 27, after returning los angeles, cooper learned dying. later told family, ll pray miracle; if not, , s god s will, s right too. on april 17, cooper watched academy awards ceremony on television , saw friend james stewart, had presented cooper first oscar years earlier, accept on cooper s behalf honorary award lifetime achievement—his third oscar. speaking cooper, emotional stewart said, coop, want know ll right away. goes friendship , affection , admiration , deep respect of of us. re very, proud of you, coop. following day, newspapers around world announced news cooper dying. in coming days received numerous messages of appreciation , encouragement, including telegrams pope john xxiii , queen elizabeth ii, , telephone call president john f. kennedy.

in last public statement on may 4, cooper said, know happening god s will. not afraid of future. received last rites on may 12. cooper died quietly following day, saturday, may 13, 1961, @ 12:47 pm, 6 days after sixtieth birthday. requiem mass held on may 18 @ church of shepherd, attended many of cooper s friends, including james stewart, henry hathaway, joel mccrea, audrey hepburn, jack l. warner, john ford, john wayne, edward g. robinson, frank sinatra, dean martin, randolph scott, walter pidgeon, bob hope , marlene dietrich. cooper buried in grotto of our lady of lourdes in holy cross cemetery in culver city, california. in may 1974, after family relocated new york, cooper s remains exhumed , reburied in sacred hearts cemetery in southampton. grave marked three-ton boulder montauk quarry.

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