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Cooper, Gary, 1901-61, American film actor, b. Helena, Mont., as Frank James Cooper. His first important starring role in A Farewell to Arms (1933) was followed by such films as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Pride of the Yankees (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), and Saratoga Trunk (1944). Best known to his public as the shy, lanky man of the West, he won Academy Awards for his performances in Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952), in which his portrayal of the strong, silent sheriff became emblematic of the Western hero. His later films include Vera Cruz (1954), Friendly Persuasion (1956), and They Came to Cordura (1959).  Before the camera he epitomized what one writer called "our pioneer belief in the triumph of good over evil."

 

Actor in many western and war movies 1925 - 1960

His physical maladies and weariness, which so hampered his later performances, worked to his advantage in High Noon
Too old for World War II service, Cooper gave tirelessly of his time in hazardous South Pacific personal-appearance tours. (Second Hand exposure?)
into the 1950s he was wracked by an unhappy personal life and ill health (a painful back and ulcers), which often prevented him from selecting good scripts and delivering able performances.

middle-aged gauntness

he was plagued with painful, recurring illnesses, and one of them developed into lung cancer.

As Cooper lay dying of cancer, Pope John XXIII, President John F. Kennedy, and Queen Elizabeth II sent get-well messages, which demonstrated Cooper's position as a beloved modern folk hero, and also the industry's mythmaking capacity. He died at Los Angeles on May 13, 1961
Death from Cancer

In April 1960, Cooper underwent surgery for prostate cancer after it had spread to his colon. It then spread to his lungs and bones shortly thereafter.

ANY Cancer is possible with exposure to the 'flu symptom' causing chemical, glycol ether ... such as 2-butoxyethanol

These are the kinds of things that exposure to gun fumes / glycol ether would do

I wonder if he had 'the sniffles' a lot? .... or episodes of 'the flu?'

Many things are autoimmune? *

Fatigue? *

Bones Stiff?
I suspect his digestive problems, bone problems could be autoimmune issues

 

Just as Annie Oakley had an autoimmune issue ...

Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey August 13, 1860 – Her health declined in 1925.  On November 3, 1926 Annie Oakley died of pernicious anemia, in Greenville, Ohio, at the age of 66. Her husband died on November 21, just three weeks later.

Annie Oakley ... eyes too close to gun fumes?

Her shooting expertise never faltered and she continued to set records. In 1922, in a shooting contest in Pinehurst, North Carolina, Oakley hit 100 clay targets straight from 16 yards — she was 62 at the time.

All the westerns & war movies

could have put glycol ether fumes in his eyes ...

and flu like symptoms would be signs of 'exposure'

Glycol Ether Exposure 'looks like' the flu
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/flu/swine/glycolether.htm

Most of the time, flu is caused by a chemical exposure NOT a virus *

Most probable cause of  'the flu' * 

http://www.valdezlink.com/gwv/10-14-09editor.htm

Ever Have one of These Days?

Poem - "No Regrets"

   

Pernicious anemia Pernicious anemia can be caused when autoantibodies are formed against intrinsic factor which is needed for vitamin B12 absorption.
Autoimmune Addison's disease

President John F. Kennedy had Addison's

 Autoimmune Addison's disease is an uncommon autoimmune disease, characterized by chronic and insufficient functioning of the outer layer of the adrenal gland. The adrenal glands are located atop each kidney and produce vital glucocorticoid hormones. Because of this chronic under-functioning of the adrenal glands, persons with Addison's disease have a deficiency in the production of glucocorticoid hormones. Glucocorticoid hormones are involved in how the body utilizes and stores carbohydrates, protein, fat and blood sugar.