Thursday, May 5, 2011

Jackie Cooper (September 15, 1922-May 3, 2011)




Jackie Cooper was an American actor, television director, producer and executive. He was a child actor who managed to make the transition to an adult career. He is also the youngest performer to have been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, an honor that he received for the film Skippy (1931).

He died in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 88.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I completely forgot about him, except when I see the Young Rascals. I had no idea he remained behind the scenes so successfully all those of years. K.

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway? said...

Hi, K.! Adore Our Gang/Little Rascals! They will always remind me of ours in my childhood neighborhood! ;)

ChaChaneen said...

LURVE that grin of his!

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway? said...

Hi, Janeen! Just loved him in Our Gang! :))