I recently spoke with writer Mayukh Sen whose new book, "Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood's First South Asian Star," chronicles Oberon's rise to fame, her groundbreaking career, and eventual ...

As the first Asian, and only South Asian, to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, Merle Oberon’s place in the pantheon of cinema is historic. But it came with enormous sacrifice as Oberon had ...

IndieWire can announce that the recently reopened Southampton Playhouse will have its inaugural Gary Cooper Festival from May 9 to May 11. The first annual Gary Cooper Festival takes place on the ...

Mayukh Sen was just a high schooler when he first encountered Merle Oberon in the 1939 film "Wuthering Heights." “I felt an immediate draw to her — not only because she was South Asian like myself, ...

Gary Cooper was one of the world's greatest actors during Hollywood's Golden Age. Cooper began his career as a supporting actor during the silent era, with his most notable role occurring in the ...

By Richard Sandomir Cora Sue Collins, who as a dimpled, chubby-cheeked child actress in the early 1930s appeared opposite A-list stars like Greta Garbo, Myrna Loy and Merle Oberon, but who cut her ...

Gary Dwight Cooper II passed unexpectedly in Land O'Lakes, FL on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Funeral service is 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, at Bethel AME Church, Tallahassee, with interment in ...

With the name of Gary Cooper to help it along, and on the basis of the adult-appealing dramatic content, the business outlook is favorable. A basic western formula has been combined with good ...