TLS, one page, 7.25 x 7.25, May 12, 1960. Letter to Mr. Bean, in full: “Now that I am home again, and have a chance to go through my mail, I want to say how wonderful and kind it was for you to write me and send all those good wishes which I know helped me to recovery. We never know how many good friends we have in the world ‘till some adversity gives us a slap and we realize that friends are one of God’s greatest gifts.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges.
On April 14, 1960, Cooper underwent surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had metastasized to his colon. He fell ill again on May 31st and underwent further surgery at Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles in early June to remove a malignant tumor from his large intestine. Cooper passed away at the age of 60 a year later on May 13, 1961.
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