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[Gil Boyd]

I often wonder if Gary Cooper did Yorky credit in the Sergeant York film he portrayed him in.
He gave and played the impression of being "one sandwich short of a picnic" which I am sure he was not going by the brave service he delivered.
Was he the right actor for the film roll? Be good to hear from someone who knows a lot more about the real man.
Often films debase these hero's by using the wrong actors or am I way off the mark?

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[Surpmil]

I often wonder if Gary Cooper did Yorky credit in the Sergeant York film he portrayed him in.
He gave and played the impression of being "one sandwich short of a picnic" which I am sure he was not going by the brave service he delivered.
Was he the right actor for the film roll? Be good to hear from someone who knows a lot more about the real man.
Often films debase these hero's by using the wrong actors or am I way off the mark?

Hollywood couldn't resist a sneer at the South or Southerners even then.

York was a brawler and drinker who overcame all that well before he ever joined the Army:

Christian | Sergeant York

Alvin York | Christian History Magazine