About Art Cooper
Lived 1937 – 2003 (aged 65). Art Cooper was a journalist.
Arthur Cooper (October 15, 1937 – June 9, 2003) was an American journalist and magazine editor, the longtime editor of GQ.
Life and career Cooper was born in New York City and educated at Pennsylvania State University. In 1964, he became a reporter at The Harrisburg Patriot; he was later a correspondent for Time and from 1967 to 1976 was an editor and cultural critic at Newsweek, then from 1976 to 1978 edited Penthouse. In 1978, he became editor of Family Weekly, and then in 1983, of GQ, where his first cover featured Joe Theismann. He announced his retirement in February 2003.
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Who was Art Cooper?
American magazine editor (1937–2003)
When was Art Cooper born?
Art Cooper was born on 15 October 1937.
When did Art Cooper die?
Art Cooper died on 9 June 2003.
What was Art Cooper's occupation?
Art Cooper was a journalist.
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