Veronica Cooper
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Veronica Cooper | |
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Born | Veronica Balfe May 27, 1913 New York City, U.S. |
Died | February 16, 2000 New York City, U.S. | (aged 86)
Other names | Sandra Shaw, Rocky Cooper |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1933 |
Spouses | |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Cedric Gibbons (maternal uncle) |
Veronica Cooper (née Balfe; May 27, 1913 – February 16, 2000) was an American debutante and actress who appeared in The Gay Nighties and other films under the name Sandra Shaw.[1] She was the wife of the actor Gary Cooper and mother of painter Maria Cooper Janis.
Early life
Veronica May Balfe[citation needed][2] was born in Brooklyn[3] to Veronica Gibbons and Harry Balfe, Jr. Following her parents' divorce, she lived in Paris with her mother. Balfe did not see her father for many years, but kept in touch with her grandfather, who owned a ranch in California. Balfe saw her father a few years before his death in the 1950s. Her mother married Paul Shields, a successful Wall Street financier.
Cooper graduated from the Todhunter School and the Bennett School in Millbrook, New York.[1] While she was in school, she studied dramatics and participated in some amateur productions.[4] An avid sportswoman, Cooper was known to her friends by the nickname "Rocky."[5]
Career
In 1933, she went to see her uncle,
Personal life
Balfe married actor Gary Cooper on December 15, 1933, at her mother's home at 778 Park Avenue, New York; the wedding had been planned for the Waldorf Astoria hotel, but the location was probably changed to avoid public attention.[1] In 1937,[6] she gave birth to their daughter, Maria Veronica Cooper.[7] They separated in 1951,[8] and reconciled in 1953, remaining married until his death in 1961.[9]
On June 27, 1964, she married plastic surgeon John Marquis Converse in Westport, Connecticut.
She and her daughter were both devout
Death
Balfe died in her home in Manhattan on February 16, 2000, aged 86.[3]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1933 | No Other Woman | Uncredited | |
King Kong | Woman looking down, and screaming from hotel room window | Uncredited[11] | |
The Gay Nighties | The Sleepwalking Countess | ||
Blood Money | Girl at Racetrack | Uncredited | |
1942 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No.3 | Herself |
References
- ^ a b c "Gary Cooper Weds in Quiet Ceremony". The New York Times. December 16, 1933. p. 18. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "New York City Marriage Records (via Family Search)". FamilySearch.
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- ISBN 9780865479326.
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- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meyers, Jeffrey (1998). Gary Cooper: American Hero. New York: William Morrow. ISBN 978-0-688-15494-3 pg 269.
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- ISBN 0-8109-4535-5.
External links
- Veronica Cooper at IMDb