11 Facts About Elizabeth Cooper

Elizabeth Cooper was born on Isabel Rosario Cooper; January 15,1914 was a Filipina film actress, vaudeville dancer, and singer.

Elizabeth Cooper arranged for her to follow him to Washington, DC.

Elizabeth Cooper was just around 12 years old at the time.

Elizabeth Cooper did not act in any Filipino films after 1930, although the 1941 Tagalog film Ikaw Pala is sometimes wrongly attributed to her.

In 1930, at the age of 16, Elizabeth Cooper met the American General Douglas MacArthur, then commander of all US troops in the Philippines.

Elizabeth Cooper became his mistress in Manila, a fact the 50-year-old MacArthur hid from his 80-year-old mother.

Elizabeth Cooper arrived in Washington and ended up ensconced in an apartment in Georgetown, Washington, DC MacArthur later moved her to the Chastleton Hotel.

Elizabeth Cooper did not use the ticket and never returned to the Philippines.

In 1934, the 20-year-old Elizabeth Cooper moved to the Midwestern United States, where she owned a hairdressing salon, before moving to Los Angeles several years later.

Elizabeth Cooper tried to find work as an actress in Hollywood; however, the only roles that she could manage were those as an extra, such as a geisha and a Filipina nurse in films.

Elizabeth Cooper was buried on July 5,1960, in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.