Talk:Gary Cooper

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[edit] Cooper mentioned on sitcom

he was mentioned in season 1 episode 1 of Curb Your Enthusiasm when richard louis says that larry has to call by sundown and larry responds "What are you Gary Cooper?" posted by 69.122.196.117 at 02:08, 4 January 2007

[edit] Death and Legacy

Chunda18, now that's a fine contribution to Wikipedia. No grinding axes, just good solid information. I appreciate you getting the cancer facts straight. As someone who has dealt with this issue at home, it's irritating to see how disinformation and error is passed along. Monkeyzpop 19:39, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

The cause of death should be listed as prostate cancer, since where the cancer begins is what it is called. (BreckColeman 16:51, 16 June 2007 (UTC))

Gary Cooper's HIGH NOON image helps bring down Communism. This section could be developed... A poster with GAry Cooper's image from HIGH NOON was put up around Poland during the famous 1980's Solidarity struggle in Poland. Posters were a POTENT part of the Solidarity battle. Chicago's Copernicus Center has held an exhibit showing the famous posters used then. The most famous is the Gary Cooper HIGH NOON image. Solidarity leader Lech Walesa has been asked regularly to autograph this famous image, as the struggling Poles saw the then-Communist rulers as the "Frank Miller and Gang" of their country. See the Wall Street Journal article with Walesa's connection of Gary Cooper's High Noon sheriff to Reagan standing up to Communism in the 80's. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110005204 http://www.contemporaryposters.com/rel_exhibits/rel_exhibits.php Page down and look on the right side also the artist who used the Cooper image in what the Poles call "the Solidarity Poster".Victorianezine (talk) 14:29, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Is that really the best photo available for the man?

It's horrible - and for some reason it reminds me of the opening credits of Gilligan's Island. Bacrito 20:10, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

A picture from High Noon would be best. (Daer11 12:54, 25 August 2007 (UTC))

I agree, Gary Cooper was a very handsome man and this picture makes him look like a character from MASH. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.13.172.114 (talk) 04:46, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Last time I checked, it was the only photo of Cooper available in Wiki Commons, and thus pretty much the only one usable here. Monkeyzpop (talk) 07:21, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Validity of this Entry - Not is all as it should be.

Gary Cooper's mother, Mrs. Alice Cooper, was born in England (Kent). Her maiden name was either Frasier or Grazier, and given the spelling she was likely of English and French/Norman Huguenot descent. She was not Montana-born as it states in this wiki entry.

Paula Smith —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.232.250.251 (talk) 23:37, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article Sandra Shaw redirected here, merge option

Per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sandra Shaw, the article Sandra Shaw has been redirected here. Some opinions in the AFD indicate that there is content to merge. GRBerry 15:25, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Merged...IP4240207xx 18:16, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers priority assessment

Per debate and discussion re: assessment of the approximate 100 top priority articles of the project, this article has been included as a top priority article. Wildhartlivie (talk) 10:42, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lou Gehrig

The opening paragraph refers to "a fictional Lou Gehrig in The Pride of the Yankees, and the real-life hero Alvin York in Sergeant York" - since both Gehrig and York were based on real-life characters, what is this trying to say ? -- Beardo (talk) 22:01, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Edits from Banned User HC and IPs

Warning Wikipedia's banning policy states that "Any edits made in defiance of a ban may be reverted to enforce the ban, regardless of the merits of the edits themselves. As the banned user is not authorized to make those edits, there is no need to discuss them prior to reversion."


1) HarveyCarter (talk · contribs) and all of his sockpuppets are EXPRESSLY banned for life.

2) Be on the look out for any edits from these IP addresses:

AOL NetRange: 92.8.0.0 - 92.225.255.255
AOL NetRange: 172.128.0.0 - 172.209.255.255
AOL NetRange: 195.93.0.0 - 195.93.255.255
I understand the policy, but I;d like to shift focus momentarily to the content to ask: it's referenced, but that's not an absolute guarantee of validity -- is this stuff true or not? (Again, this is apart from the banned-user policy.) Ed Fitzgerald t / c 01:25, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

(out) I'd prefer to hear that from someone else, as opposed to the person repeatedly posting this material, who is alleged to be a banned user. Ed Fitzgerald t / c 23:52, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

A banned user could insist the sky is blue, and we'd still remove it on the basis that a banned user has no right to contribute anything to this project, regardless of accuracy or relevance. As stated above, Patricia Neal is still living, as is Kirk Douglas. WP:BLP applies and anything of such a controversial and emotive nature must be scrupulously cited and referenced no matter who adds it. The reference given does not give a page number, and although this is a minor point, the previous history that leads to a particular editors being banned, does not inspire confidence in accepting citations. I've been removing these edits on sight, but like Ed, I would be interested if another party could offer a viewpoint. Rossrs (talk) 00:11, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
I've blocked the latest one for two weeks; this is a single-issue editor who tries to "out" film-stars using tendentious sources- that's why he's explicitly banned, and blockable on sight. My feeling is that if any other editor feels it important enough to provide verifiable and reliable sources, they will add it. But this editor has no rights or privileges at all on this project; that's what banning is, obviously. --Rodhullandemu 14:02, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
I semi-protected this article for now. If the IP(s) want(s) to contribute in a non-controversial manner, they can discuss the changes here. I too agree that the persistency in which the text has been added back without discussion is a first sign of a bad faith editor and this way they can discuss it here and the material, if correct and properly sourced, can still be included without any trouble. Regards SoWhy 11:35, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes all of those edits are factual and referenced, and should be included in the article. (92.14.245.157 (talk) 10:09, 31 October 2008 (UTC))

Unfortunately, you don't get to play in this garden. Shoo - go away and find another backyard to play in. Ed Fitzgerald t / c 10:12, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Linking of years to topical articles

While it is true (or rather, I've been told that it's true - would someone kindly point me to the proper page where it's actually laid out?) that the general linking of dates for autoformatting has been deprecated, it is still that case that linking years to topical "year in" articles, such as "year in film", "year in television" and so on is still allowed, as is any link that provides the reader with additional information and context not availble in the article they're currently reading. In the spirt of the new regime in date-linking, I, personally, have cut back significantly on linking dates -- for instance, I never link month/days, and remove them when I come across them -- however, there are still some links that I think need to be standard for being linked to topical articles:

  • release years of films and music albums, publication years of books, broadcast year of television and radio programs throughout articles, especially in filmographies, discographies, bilbiographies etc.
  • birth and death dates of actors, musicians, writers, etc. in lede sections of articles
  • years of activity for actors, musicians, writers, etc. in infoboxes

The theory behind this is simple: the reader may well want to know what else what happening in the world of films, TV, music, etc, during these significant dates, and the links provide them with a means to find that information, quickly and effectively. The additional value provided by these links means that they are not "overlinking" or an example of a deprecated practice (date autoformatting), they are simply, like every other Wikilnk, providing the reader with a means for getting to additional information should they wish to use it.

I would direct people interested in this issue to this conversation on the Wikiproject Film talk page, and to this discussion on WP:AN/I (and to a lesser extent, this one).

The linking of dates is not disallowed wherever and whenever found, it is to be evaluated in context for its value. Ed Fitzgerald t / c 20:30, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A few suggested grammatical corrections...

Congressional Testimony==

While filming Good Sam, Cooper testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee on October 23, 1947, characterized as a "friendly" witness. Asked if he had observed "communistic influence in Hollywood," Cooper named no one in particular, but said he had "turned down quite a few scripts because I thought they were tinged with communistic ideas"[1]. He also said he had heard statements such as, "Don't you think the Constitution of the United States is about 150 years out of date?" and "Perhaps this would be a more efficient government, without a Congress"&mdash statements he characterized as "very un-American." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.106.233.129 (talk) 02:44, 5 May 2009 (UTC)


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