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John Cooper Jr. (September 15, 1922 – May 3, 2011) was an American actor and director. Known as Jackie Cooper, he began his career performing in film as a child, and successfully transitioned to adult roles and directing in both film and television.
Jackie Cooper was a versatile and prolific performer who starred in films, TV shows, and directed episodes of Superman and other series. He also served in the Navy Reserve and reached the rank of captain, earning the Legion of Merit and other honors.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Santa Monica, California, USA
Jackie Cooper. Actor: Superman. Jackie Cooper was born John Cooper in Los Angeles, California, to Mabel Leonard, an Italian-American stage pianist, and John Cooper. Through his mother, he was the nephew of actress Julie Leonard, screenwriter Jack Leonard, and (by marriage) director Norman Taurog.
- September 15, 1922
- May 3, 2011
May 4, 2011 · Jackie Cooper, the pug-nosed kid who became America’s Boy in tear-jerker films of the Great Depression, then survived Hollywood’s notorious graveyard of child stardom and flourished as an...
May 5, 2011 · Former US child star Jackie Cooper, who went on to work as a TV producer, film director and feature in four Superman movies, has died at the age of 88. Cooper died in Santa Monica, California, on...
Jackie Cooper was a child star who won an Oscar nomination and starred in films with Wallace Beery. He later became a successful adult actor, director and executive in Hollywood.
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Mar 16, 2021 · Former child star Jackie Cooper discusses life as an actor in the early days of cinema and working in the talkie era into sound pictures.
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