John Converse

Dr. John Converse was an American plastic surgeon, born in San Francisco, California on September 29 1909. 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, Gary's wife. When Gary died in 1961, John married Sandra that same year. He wrote many textbooks, as well as took an interest in the field of philanthropy.