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Jackie Coogan

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Also known as John Leslie Coogan, Jack Coogan

American actor (1914–1984)

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Jackie Coogan was an American actor, television actor, film actor, and aircraft pilot. Born in Los Angeles on October 26, 1914, he began his work period in 1917. Coogan participated in World War II and was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Coogan was married to Betty Grable and had four children. He spoke, wrote, and signed in English. His published works include "You'll never know the good fellow I've been." He died of heart disease from natural causes in Santa Monica on March 1, 1984, and was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • You'll never know the good fellow I've been

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA

John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984), known professionally as Jackie Coogan, was an American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Many years later, he became known as Uncle Fester on 1960s sitcom The Addams Family. In the interim, he sued his mother and stepfather over his squandered film earnings and provoked California to enact the first known…

Known for

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin — Self (archive footage)2021
  • Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star — Self (archive footage)2015
  • Chaplin Today: The Kid — Self (archive footage)2003
  • Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces — Self (archive footage)2000
  • The Addams Family Album — Uncle Fester (archive footage)1992
  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies — (archive footage) (uncredited)1988
  • The Prey — Lester Tile1983
  • Unknown Chaplin — Self1983
  • The Escape Artist — Magic Shop Owner1982
  • Hollywood’s Children — Self1982

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
10
Total plays
12

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jackie+Coogan">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Jackie Coogan

Key facts

Born
John Leslie Coogan , ( 1914-10-26 ) October 26, 1914, Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Died
March 1, 1984 (1984-03-01) (aged 69), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
Burial place
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Occupations
Actor comedian
Years active
1917–1984
Relatives
Robert Coogan (brother), Jonathan Coogan (nephew) Keith Coogan (grandson)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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 title 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 inspired 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".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jackie Coogan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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