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Topic: Gary Cooper: player, or poser? |
Russ Young
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2021 9:22 am |
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I’ve come across a few pictures of actor Gary Cooper playing a variety of lapsteel guitars: a National tricone, a Dobro(?) and a “Hawaiian Teachers of Hollywood†student hollow neck. Does anyone know about his skill, or lack thereof, as a guitarist?
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Mark Helm
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2021 10:00 am Maybe?
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All I could find was some IMBD trivia that says the actor, "strummed guitar." My guess is he was a dabbler. He reportedly had a ton of hobbies and, with his busy filming schedule (never mind all the starlets he was, ummm, "entertaining)," I can't imagine he would have had the time to practice.
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Russ Young
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2021 5:16 pm “Entertaining starlets …â€
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| Absolutely, Mark! I’m going to use that as an excuse for not practicing more … 😉 |
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Peter Harris
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South Australia, Australia
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Posted 4 Jul 2021 7:09 am
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..from the dog's expression in the first photo, I'd say he wasn't all that good at it...
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Tony Glassman
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The Great Northwest
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Posted 4 Jul 2021 7:35 am
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| Well, he is using finger picks. I think his left hand looks fairly correct and he is doing a bar slant in the lower picture. I’m gonna give him the benefit of the doubt and say he was a hobbyist steeler. |
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