Uncommonly early roughly 3.25 x 5-inch sepia-tone portrait, boldly signed and inscribed in black fountain pen at the very onset of his film career in the 1920s. In fine condition, with minor edgewear. Handsome, iconic leading man Gary Cooper earned received five Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning twice, as well as an Honorary Oscar for his six decades of work in film. His long list of classic credits includes Wings (1927), The Shopworn Angel (1928), A Farewell to Arms (1932), Alice in Wonderland (1933), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938), Beau Geste (1939), Meet John Doe (1941), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), The Fountainhead (1949), and High Noon (1952).

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