Wyllis Cooper

Originating from Pekin, Illinois, Cooper finished high school in 1916 before enlisting in the U.S. Cavalry, later serving in the Signal Corps on the Mexican border and in France during World War I, where he survived a gas attack. After the war he entered advertising in Chicago, then transitioned to radio, scripting the NBC series Empire Builders and working as a continuity editor for both CBS and… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources