Just ahead of the 1941 New Year, silver screen icon Gary Cooper wrote a column expressing his concern about the next generation of actors, saying that "hundreds of new actors are tried out each year, yet fewer and fewer faces remain on the screen." The star, who would go on to win his first best actor Oscar in 1942, thought the studio system needed improving. Cooper's original Hollywood Reporter column is below.
Back in 1907 the old Selig company decided to produce The Count of Monte Cristo in a place called Hollywood. That was the first motion picture ever produced...
Back in 1907 the old Selig company decided to produce The Count of Monte Cristo in a place called Hollywood. That was the first motion picture ever produced...
- 1/4/2018
- by Gary Cooper
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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