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Jun 8, 2023 · Jackie Coogan’s name is frequently left out of the equation, as is his journey from an unknown little kid to Hollywood’s first actual child star in the Silent Era to a TV performer in the 1960s.
On our new release of THE KID, you can watch an archival interview with actor Jackie Coogan, in which he discusses his formative experiences working with Cha...
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Sep 22, 2016 · Jackie Coogan was a natural mimic and delighted Chaplin with his abilities. Chaplin cast him in a small role in A Day’s Pleasure (1919). He was Chaplin’s irascible companion in The Kid (1921) and the following year played the title role in Oliver Twist , directed by Frank Lloyd.
May 23, 2023 · Jackie Coogan. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Jackie Coogan. American actor (1914–1984); earned renewed fame in middle age portraying the character Uncle Fester in the 1960s television series The Addams Family. image.
Jun 1, 2003 · She also reveals a crime that was committed during Coogan's college years. Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy King is aptly titled. Coogan's parents were Vaudeville actors. Charles Chaplin was searching for a child to work in one of his pictures. Adorable 6 year old Jackie got the part. Until he hit the awkward age, Jackie was making millions of ...
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Jackie Coogan. John Leslie "Jackie" Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American movie, television, child, stage, radio, voice, silent movie actor, and comedian. He was known for his roles as The Kid in Charlie Chaplin 's The Kid and as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family. A law is named after him in the state of California, "The ...
Feb 22, 2016 · Jackie Coogan’s Star Turn. A lthough he wasn’t the first child actor to gain recognition, Jackie Coogan outstripped all his peers in popularity when, at the tender age of six, he starred opposite Charlie Chaplin in the 1921 silent masterpiece The Kid. He delivers a remarkable performance as the titular waif, who is rescued from the streets ...
