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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.

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  3. Overview. Born. October 26, 1914 · Los Angeles, California, USA. Died. March 1, 1984 · Santa Monica, California, USA (heart attack) Birth name. John Leslie Coogan. Height. 5′ 7″ (1.70 m) Mini Bio. Jackie Coogan was born into a family of vaudevillians; his father was a dancer and his mother had been a child star.

    • October 26, 1914
    • March 1, 1984
  4. 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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  5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001067Jackie Coogan - IMDb

    Jackie Coogan was a child star who appeared in movies such as The Kid, Oliver Twist, and Tom Sawyer. He later became an actor, director, and activist, and was involved in the Coogan Act that protected child actors' earnings.

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    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • January 1, 1
    • Santa Monica, California, USA
  6. Feb 29, 2024 · He was a World War Two glider pilot hero who survived a deadly attack by Japanese soldiers; he had four volatile marriages, including to Golden Age starlet Betty Grable; his life was blighted by...

  7. 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.

  8. 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. Because of the legal problems Coogan faced in obtaining the money he earned as a child star, the California legislature passed ground-breaking legislation protecting child actors and their earnings.

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