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Jackie Coogan was an American actor whose career spanned decades, and included numerous feature films and television series. The child of vaudeville performers, Coogan began his career as a child actor, and had his first major role in Charlie Chaplin 's The Kid (1921).
Feb 29, 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.
Apr 18, 2024 · Jackie Coogan was by then struggling with the transition between child star and adult actor. He’d gotten engaged to Betty Grable in 1935; they were married two years later and divorced just two ...
Feb 29, 2024 · February 29, 2024 · 16 min read. 1. Jackie Coogan with Joan Crawford in 1925 - Getty. Six-year-old Jackie Coogan, who became an instant global star for his performance in Charlie Chaplin’s...
Feb 2, 2024 · Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars. Hollywood adored child stars like Jackie Coogan and Diana Serra Cary, but failed to protect them. Ellen Walker | Published in History Today Volume 74 Issue 2 February 2024. Charlie Chaplin’s first full-length feature film, The Kid (1921), remains one of the great masterpieces of silent cinema.
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.)...
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. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close.
