Edna Mae Cooper

Edna Mae Cooper (July 19, 1900 – June 27, 1986) was an American actress of the silent era.

Bobbi Trout asked starlet Edna Mae Cooper if she wanted to go with her to attempt another endurance run.

At their next attempt, they were successful in flying straight for 122 hours and 50 minutes, only to end the run on January 9, 1931 due to the spitting off fuel.

This was another record broken by Trout, and was later recognized by King Carol II of Romania, who representative gave her the Royal Decree and the aviation cross for pilots who made record flights, a distinction only given to two other pilots - Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh.

On June 27, 1986, Cooper died at age 85 in Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S..[4][1] Cooper is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles, California.