Wyatt Emory Cooper (September 1, 1927 â€" January 5, 1978) was an
American author, screenwriter, and actor. He was the fourth husband of
Vanderbilt heiress and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt and the father of
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper. As an actor, he was usually billed as
Wyatt Cooper.Cooper was born in the small town of Quitman,
Mississippi, outside of Meridian, Mississippi, the son of Rixie Jane
Annie (née Anderson) and Emmet Debro Cooper. Cooper was from a poor
family with deep Southern roots, and later moved to New Orleans,
Louisiana, as a young child. He graduated from the University of
California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where he majored in theater arts and
began a career in acting.In his twenties, Cooper moved to New York
City to pursue acting. When Cooper was 26, he appeared on Broadway in
the cast of The Strong Are Lonely, a drama that ran for a week at the
Broadhurst Theatre in the fall of 1953. Cooper also wrote stories and
plays.
American author, screenwriter, and actor. He was the fourth husband of
Vanderbilt heiress and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt and the father of
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper. As an actor, he was usually billed as
Wyatt Cooper.Cooper was born in the small town of Quitman,
Mississippi, outside of Meridian, Mississippi, the son of Rixie Jane
Annie (née Anderson) and Emmet Debro Cooper. Cooper was from a poor
family with deep Southern roots, and later moved to New Orleans,
Louisiana, as a young child. He graduated from the University of
California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where he majored in theater arts and
began a career in acting.In his twenties, Cooper moved to New York
City to pursue acting. When Cooper was 26, he appeared on Broadway in
the cast of The Strong Are Lonely, a drama that ran for a week at the
Broadhurst Theatre in the fall of 1953. Cooper also wrote stories and
plays.
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