Already registered? George Cooper Obituary (2009) - Syracuse, NY - Syracuse Post Standard In 1964 he and his family returned to Old Orchard Beach where he owned and operated George G. Cooper Plumbing and Heating until 2002. Demobbed in 1946, Cooper joined an amateur theatre company and found his way to Theatre Workshop via an audition that extended over a three-week assessment period. [4], He had a recurring role in Coronation Street as Willie Piggott, a dubious businessman, between 1964 and 1971. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. Arthur George Couper Obituary (1931 - 2022) - Echovita You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. George Cooper | Obituary | The Eagle Tribune Write your message of sympathy today. George was born June 15, 1940. The leftwing producer Oscar Lewenstein, however, a friend of Littlewoods, persuaded him to play Tiger Brown in The Threepenny Opera by Brecht and Weill at the Royal Court in 1956 (the show, which ran for six months, moving on to the Aldwych and the Comedy, ushered in the new dawn of the English Stage Company and Look Back in Anger) and then a leading role as Albert Finneys dad in the 1960 West End premiere of Billy Liar at the Cambridge theatre, directed by Lindsay Anderson. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. 2023 Neptune Society. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of George Cooper to pay them a last tribute. Echovita Inc is a registered trademark. [6] from 1985 to 1992. Bill & Peggy Ranney Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved George Cooper Towers Jr. (Easton, Maryland), who passed away at the age of 76, on June 16, 2022. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Jan. 30, 1935, the son of George and Kathleen Stevenson Cooper. No. He is survived by : his wife Dr. Laura Asbury Cooper; his children, Kate, Mattie, Landon and Cooper Asbury; his parents, George Cooper and Pat Cooper; his brother Scott Cooper (Molly); his nieces and nephews, Clarke, Austin and Sidney; his father-in-law Barry Goss; his brother-in-law Jason Goss; and his cousin Kate Griffith. The company's permanent base became London's Theatre Royal Stratford East in 1953, the opening production being Twelfth Night with Cooper as Malvolio and Harry H. Corbett as Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Skip to content. [1] The younger Cooper began to train as an electrical engineer, but enlisted in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War, acting with the Royal Artillery Depot Players in India. [3] Early life [ edit] Cooper was born in Leeds, the son of William and Eleanor (ne Dobson) Cooper. Sign up to get local obituaries delivered to your inbox each morning from Tuesday through Sunday. Georges Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Monday December 10, 2018 at Immaculate Conception Church in Newburyport. [CDATA[ For directions or to offer online condolences please visit www.tlcfuneralhome.com. It would be illegal for me to accept a fee for preparing that application on your behalf. Already have a commenting profile? George A Cooper and Pamela Vezey in Billy Liar, ITV, 1973.