Married to June Horne from 1944 to 1949, they had one son, John "Jack" Cooper, III (1946)
Cooper found renewed fame in the 1970s as Daily Planet editor Perry White in the "Superman" film starring Christopher Reeve
Jackie Cooper in "Life with Henry"
He was the main character in the episode "When the Wind Blows"
Arleen Calma From 1964 to 1969, Cooper was vice president of program development at Columbia Pictures Screen Gems TV division
He appeared on an episode of "M*A*S*H"
Cooper played the title role in the Henry Aldrich movie, "What a Life" (1939)
Arleen Calma The handprints of Jackie Cooper in front of The Great Movie Ride at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park
Cooper appeared in the film "Broadway to Hollywood"
His first Academy Award nomination was for his 1931 film "Skippy"
Arleen Calma And he qoute, "If it's boring, then it's tiring"
Arleen Calma Born 1922 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
He appeared in the film "Sunny Side Up"
Married to Barbara Rae Kraus from 1954 to 2009, they had three children, Russell, Julie and Cristina
A tribute to Jackie Cooper
He appeared in "Candidate for Crime" starring Peter Falk as Columbo in 1973
Cooper's final film role was as Ace Morgan in the film "Surrender," starring Sally Field, Michael Caine, and Steve Guttenberg
Jackie Cooper interview
He starred in a 1978 "The Rockford Files: The House on Willis Avenue"
Cooper joined the series "Boxing Gloves" in 1929, signing to a three-year contract
Cooper's autobiography, "Please Don't Shoot My Dog," was published in 1982
His most notable "Our Gang" shorts explored his crush on Miss Crabtree, the schoolteacher played by June Marlowe
Jackie appeared on ABC's "The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom"
Cooper passed away on May 3, 2011 after a short illness, in Santa Monica, California
He played the role of America's "Uranium King," Charles A. Steen in "I Found 60 Million Dollars" on the Armstrong Circle Theatre
Married to Hildy Parks from 1950 to 1951
Arleen Calma Cooper began a long on-screen relationship with actor Wallace Beery in Treasure Island (1934)
In 1964, he appeared in Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone" episode "Caesar and Me"
At age three, Jackie appeared in Lloyd Hamilton comedies under the name of Leonard
John "Jackie" Cooper, Jr., was an American actor, producer, director, and executive who departed this life at the age of 88 after a short illness. He was best known for the “Our Gang” shorts. When he was 9, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film "Skippy" (1931) and is the youngest person to be nominated for an Academy Award. Born 1922 in Los Angele... more
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