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By Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan | March 23, 2004

STARS GRANT `ACCESS'

Oscar-winning actor Chris Cooper and his wife, actress-writer Marianne Leone Cooper, will join author Susan Orlean, Dr. Tim Johnson and the evening's MC, Lenny Clarke, for the third annual auction Friday to benefit AccesSportAmerica, a nonprofit dedicated to the discovery of higher-function fitness and fun for children and adults with disabilities. The Coopers are AccesSportAmerica parents and have worked with the organization for several years. The festivities will be at the Millennium Bostonian Hotel, which is donating the space.