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Gladys Cooper
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Actor Born: December 18, 1888 in Lewisham, England Death: November 17, 1971 in Henley-on-Thames, England Biography:Widely acclaimed as one of the great beauties of the stage, British actress "Gladys Cooper" had the added advantage of great talent. Daughter of a London magazine editor, she made her stage bow at age 17 in a Colchester production of "Bluebell in Fairyland"; at 19, she was a member of the "Gaiety Girls," a famous and famously attractive chorus-girl line. Graduating to leading roles, Cooper was particularly popular with young stage door johnnies; during World War I, she was the British troops' most popular "pin-up." Switching from light comedy to deep drama in the 1920s, Cooper retained her following, even when leaving England for extended American appearances after her 1934 Broadway debut in The Shining Hour. She made subsequent New York appearances in Shakespearean roles, thereafter achieving nationwide fame with her many Hollywood film appearances (she'd first acted before the cameras way back in... Full Biography
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