Legacy
For his contribution to the film industry, Cooper has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6243 Hollywood Blvd. In 1957, Cooper was awarded The George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film.
In 1966, Cooper was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In September 2009, Cooper was featured on a commemorative U.S. postage stamp. He is also mentioned in the Irving Berlin song, "Puttin' on the Ritz". He was also mentioned in "Streets Of Pain, written by Richard Marx and Fee Waybill, performed by Marx.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)