Jackie Cooper circa 1931
Jackie Cooper was born on September 15th, 1922. Jackie started in show business at the young age of seven, where he appeared on The Little Rascals. He played Jackie in the series from 1929-1931.
1931 was also a prime year for Jackie. As a nine-year-old boy, Jackie had the leading role in the film Skippy. The next year, Jackie was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in the film. (He was nine at the time.) For the rest of the 1930's, Jackie made some more films, none of which were memorable as Skippy.
During WW11, Jackie served in the US Navy. He returned to acting after the war and had a role on the TV series The People's Choice. Cooper went on to become a successful TV director. He won an Emmy in 1979 for his efforts.
Jackie's next role was Perry White in the Christopher Reeve era Superman. Along with Reeve, Jackie appeared in all four Superman movies. He was known for Superman as well as for Our Gang. Jackie Cooper died on May 3rd, 2011 at the age of 88.
Jackie Cooper was one of the child stars that defined our time. He is one of my favorite child stars. Jackie is very special, and he will always be America's Boy.
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