Will Kane In 1952, Gary Cooper won a Golden Globe Award and his second Academy Award for his portrayal of Will Kane. While "The Washington Post" refers to the character as "A Classic Role," "Entertainment Weekly" ranked the character fourteenth on its list of the top twenty "All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture" in April 2009. The magazine included him on its list because in ""High Noon", Gary Cooper's retiring lawman faces down a killer and his goons despite being deserted by the rest of the town." "Entertainment Weekly" went on to cite his most heroic move as when "Kane's last ally
Tom Kane (film producer) overseeing television production. Kane was the producer of the Hallmark Hall of Fame production "Brush with Fate", which aired on CBS. He freelances as a producer and/or production manager and is a long-time member of the Directors Guild of America. Since 1984, Kane has taught film and television production. Tom Kane (film producer) Thomas John Kane is an American film and television producer, production manager and assistant director. Kane began his career in New York City working as a production manager on films such as "Prizzi's Honor", "Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull", "Kramer vs. Kramer", "An Unmarried Woman", "The Turning Point",