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Mar 29, 2022 · Print Collector/Getty Images. When Jackie Coogan reached adulthood and realized that his parents had spent nearly all of the money he'd made as a child actor, he took legal action, per The Vintage News. Charlie Chaplin, who'd made Coogan a star by casting him in "The Kid," now offered Coogan financial support.
Jun 8, 2023 · One year after Jackie Coogan filed his lawsuit, the State of California passed the California Child Actor's Bill. Also known as the Coogan Act or the Coogan Law, the 1939 bill stops parents...
Apr 22, 2024 · The law is named after former child actor Jackie Coogan. In the 1920s, Coogan became one of the first child stars in America and earned millions of dollars. When he became an adult, he...
Jun 1, 2022 · In 1938, aged 23, Jackie sued his mother and stepfather and won, but after legal fees, Jackie was left with a mere $126,000 of his original fortune. The state of California rushed through legislation that became known as the Coogan Act. This granted judges the discretionary power to require that a contract set aside some of a child-actor’s ...
Aug 25, 2023 · Illinois child influencer law has history in child actor Jackie Coogan - The Washington Post. Advertisement. Retropolis. Before child influencers, a 1920s movie star sued his mother for...
Nov 4, 2019 · Jackie's Legacy: Proponents of Coogan Law revisions aim at extending protection of children performers to all cases and all states. By Roger Armbrust | Last Updated: November 4, 2019.
The Coogan Law 2 The Coogan Law I. Introduction to the Coogan Law On October 26, 1914, a child was born that would eventually become the most famous child actor of the 1920s—his name was John Leslie Coogan, Jr., or ‘Jackie’ Coogan. His rise to stardom came as no surprise, as both his mother and father were well-known vaudeville performers.
