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Hopper had four sons and two daughters. He died of heart disease on December 17, 1988, in San Clemente, California, at age 81.

He passed away December 17, 1988 in San Clemente, California, survived by his ex-wife, Dorothy Hopper, a classicially-trained pianist, and his four children by ...

Jerry Hopper. Director: The Private War of Major Benson. After moving to California in the 1930s, Jerry Hopper worked as an editor at Paramount Studios.