If you describe someone's behaviour as maniacal, you mean that it is extreme, violent, or very determined, as if the person were insane. adj. (disapproval) He was almost maniacal in his pursuit of sporting records..., She is hunched forward over the wheel with a maniacal expression.
It was his way of telling his friend he knew he was dying. It was his way of saying good-bye to him. In May of this year Gary Cooper, 60, died of cancer. Hemingway was too ill to attend the funeral, although he was an honorary pallbearer. Less than two months later, 62-year-old Papa, despondent and depressed by Coop's death, shot and killed himself.
Gary Cooper. For other people named Gary Cooper, see Gary Cooper (disambiguation). Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 â May 13, 1961) was an American film actor known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style and screen performances. His career spanned thirty-five years, from 1925 to 1960, and included leading roles in eighty-four feature films.