Background
Cooper, Grant Burr was born on April 1, 1903 in New York City. Son of Louis Baxter and Josephine (Christensen) Cooper.
Cooper, Grant Burr was born on April 1, 1903 in New York City. Son of Louis Baxter and Josephine (Christensen) Cooper.
Student, Pace College, New York City, 1921. Bachelor of Laws, Southwestern University, 1926.
Sirhan"s more recent counsel has accused Cooper of deliberately throwing the Sirhan case as the result of a then-pending indictment against Cooper for possessing stolen transcripts of the grand jury proceedings in the Beverly Hills Friar"s Club card cheating case. Cooper, who faced the possibility of jail time, was eventually fined $1000. Cooper died in 1990 of an aortic aneurysm.
Cooper was probably most famous for his role as the lead attorney for Sirhan Sirhan, but his legal battles included many famous cases and people.
Cooper has also represented several Hollywood actors, including Lynne Baggett for homicide, Joan Bennett, and Shirley Temple in her divorce from John Agar.
Fellow American Bar Foundation, American College Trial Lawyers (past board regents, president 1962-1963). Member Los Angeles County Bar Association (president 1960-1961, trustee 1951-1952, 56- 62), State Bar California (board governors 1953-1956, vice president 1956) Clubs: Mason (Los Angeles) (Shriner), Chancery (Los Angeles), Century City Rotary (Los Angeles), Legion Lex (Los Angeles). Tuna (Catalina, California).
Married Edna Reynolds, November 21, 1929 (deceased 1934). Children: Judith Ann (Mistress James J. Tracy), Natalie Caroline (Mistress Rollin D. Wallace). Married Phyllis A. Norton, April 3, 1935.
Children— Meredith Jane (Mistress Robert K. Worrell), Grant Burr, John Norton.