Veronica Cooper

Veronica May Balfe was born in Brooklyn An avid sportswoman, she was known to her friends by the nickname "Rocky." ==Career==

In 1933, she went to see her uncle, Cedric Gibbons, in Hollywood. She received a long-term contract with RKO after a screen test. She played parts in King Kong, Blood Money, and No Other Woman, as well as the sleepwalking countess in the Clark & McCullough comedy short The Gay Nighties (1933). She also played herself in ''Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3'' (1942), and appeared in a few television shows and documentaries. ==Personal life==

Balfe married actor Gary Cooper on December 15, 1933, at her mother's home at 778 Park Avenue, New York; the wedding had been planned for the Waldorf Astoria hotel, but the location was probably changed to avoid public attention. In 1937, she gave birth to their daughter, Maria Veronica Cooper. They separated in 1951, and reconciled in 1953, remaining married until his death in 1961. On June 27, 1964, she married plastic surgeon John Marquis Converse in Westport, Connecticut. She was an enthusiastic sportswoman and was the female California skeet champion in the 1930s. She also enjoyed golf, swimming, tennis, and scuba-diving. She and her daughter were both devout Catholics. ==Death==

Balfe died in her home in Manhattan on February 16, 2000, aged 86. ==Filmography==