John Converse

Who was John Converse?

Dr. John Converse was an American plastic surgeon, born in San Francisco, California. He was the Chief Plastic Surgeon at the NYU Medical Center. He helped children with facial deformities. In 1958, actor Gary Cooper came to him for a plastic surgery operation. It was that day that he met Sandra Shaw, Cooper's wife. Cooper died in 1961, and John married Sandra in 1964. He wrote many textbooks, as well as took an interest in the field of philanthropy.