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    Jackie Coogan

    American actor ; earned renewed fame in middle age portraying the character Uncle Fester in the 1960s television series The Addams Family

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  2. 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. Coogan's role in Charlie Chaplin's film The Kid (1921) made him one of the first child stars in the history of Hollywood.

  3. Jackie Coogan. Actor: Oliver Twist. Jackie Coogan was born into a family of vaudevillians; his father was a dancer and his mother had been a child star. On the stage by age 4, Jackie was touring at age 5 with his family in Los Angeles, California. While performing on the stage, he was spotted by Charles Chaplin, who then and there planned a ...

    • October 26, 1914
    • March 1, 1984
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    Actor: Oliver Twist. Jackie Coogan was born into a family of vaudevillians; his father was a dancer and his mother had been a child star. On the stage by age 4, Jackie was touring at age 5 with his family in Los Angeles, California.

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    • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • Santa Monica, California, USA
  5. May 10, 2024 · Jackie Coogan (born October 26, 1914, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died March 1, 1984, Santa Monica, California) was the first major Hollywood child star, who rose to fame in the silent-film era and was best known as the sad-eyed waif of The Kid (1921) and similar movies.

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  6. Feb 29, 2024 · Six-year-old Jackie Coogan, who became an instant global star for his performance in Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 movie The Kid, was soon billed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as “the most famous boy in the...

  7. Mar 2, 1984 · Jackie Coogan, who in 1919 became the first major child star in American movie history as the sad-eyed foundling in ''The Kid,'' died after a heart attack yesterday at the Santa Monica (Calif.)...

  8. History. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Jackie Coogan. views 2,759,630 updated. Jackie Coogan. Best known for his role in Charlie Chaplin 's The Kid, Jackie Coogan (1914-1984) was one of the first and best known child actors.

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