Gary Cooper as Howard Roark

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Gary Cooper as Howard Roark refers to the iconic portrayal by American actor Gary Cooper of Ayn Rand’s uncompromising architect protagonist in the 1949 film adaptation of "The Fountainhead."

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instanceOf fictional architect portrayal
film character portrayal
appearsIn The Fountainhead (1949 film) NERFINISHED
associatedPhilosophy Objectivism NERFINISHED
basedOn Howard Roark NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Ayn Rand NERFINISHED
basedOnWork The Fountainhead (novel) NERFINISHED
character Howard Roark NERFINISHED
characterTrait idealistic
individualistic
uncompromising
cinematographyBy Robert Burks NERFINISHED
coStars Kent Smith NERFINISHED
Patricia Neal NERFINISHED
Raymond Massey NERFINISHED
Robert Douglas NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception mixed on release
director King Vidor NERFINISHED
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
genre drama film
philosophical drama
romantic drama film
language English
laterReputation cult following among Ayn Rand readers
leadRoleIn The Fountainhead (1949 film) NERFINISHED
medium feature film
musicBy Max Steiner NERFINISHED
notableFor iconic portrayal of Ayn Rand’s architect protagonist
notableScene courtroom speech
occupationOfCharacter architect
portrayalEra Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED
portrayalStyle stoic and restrained acting
portrayedBy Gary Cooper NERFINISHED
productionCompany Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
productionType black-and-white film
releaseDate 1949-07-02
screenwriter Ayn Rand NERFINISHED
setIn New York City
sourceMaterialGenre philosophical novel
sourceMaterialPublicationYear 1943
studio Warner Bros. Studios NERFINISHED
studioSystemContext Hollywood studio system
targetAudience adult drama audiences
theme artistic integrity
individualism
objectivist philosophy
visualIconography modernist skyscraper designs
year 1949

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The Fountainhead leadActorPlays Gary Cooper as Howard Roark
subject surface form: The Fountainhead (1949 film)