When Gary Cooper first left his native Montana for Hollywood, he was seduced by the glamorous jet-setting Countess di Frasso who -- in a bid to imbue her handsome but naive lover with the proper poise and sophistication -- brought him to Europe.
Some time later, Gene Fowler remarked that he had seen neither contessa nor Cooper in recent memory -- and was apprised of their hasty departure. "Oh, well," Fowler declared, "everyone knows the best way to go to Europe is on the Countess di Frasso."
Sources
H. Smith, Life and Legend of Gene Fowler
