Jackie Coogan | |
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 Coogan in 1962 | |
| Born | John Leslie Coogan[1] October 26, 1914 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 1, 1984 (aged 69) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City |
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| Years active | 1917–1984 |
| Spouses | Flower Parry
(m. 1941; div. 1943)Ann McCormack
(m. 1946; div. 1951)Dorothea Lamphere (m. 1952) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Robert Coogan (brother) Keith Coogan (grandson) |
John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his film career as a child actor in silent films.[2] Coogan's role in Charlie Chaplin's film The Kid (1921) made him one of the first child stars in the history of Hollywood.
He later sued his mother and stepfather over his squandered film earnings and provoked California to enact the first known legal protection for the earnings of child performers, the California Child Actor's Bill, widely known as the "Coogan Act".[3]
Coogan continued to act throughout his life, later earning renewed fame in middle age portraying Uncle Fester in the 1960s television series The Addams Family.
- ^ "Research". Coogan Research Group. April 7, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ^ Barron, James (March 2, 1984). "Jackie Coogan, Child Star of Films, dies at 69". The New York Times. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ^ "Former child star Jackie Coogan dies". Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. Associated Press. March 4, 1984. p. 17B.