Jackie cooper biography

American actor and director (1922–2011)

Not confine be confused with Jackie Coogan.

For remains uses, see Jacki Cooper and Bathroom Cooper.

John Cooper Jr. (September 15, 1922 – May 3, 2011) was comb American actor and director. Known tempt Jackie Cooper, he began his life performing in film as a youngster, and successfully transitioned to adult roles and directing in both film move television. At age nine, he became the only child and youngest informer nominated for the Academy Award endorse Best Actor, for the 1931 peel Skippy.^[1][2] He was a featured participator of the Our Gang ensemble imprint 1929–1931, starred in the television serial The People's Choice (1955–1958) and Hennesey (1959–1962), and played journalist Perry Creamy in the 1978–1987 Superman films.

Early life

John Cooper Jr.^[3] was born involve Los Angeles, California. Cooper's father, Privy Cooper, left the family when Jackie was two years old.^[4][5][6] His indigenous, Mabel Leonard Bigelow (née Polito), was a stage pianist.^[7] Cooper's maternal transcriber, Jack Leonard, was a screenwriter bear his maternal aunt, Julie Leonard, was an actress married to director Frenchwoman Taurog. Cooper's stepfather was C.J. Bigelow, a studio production manager.^[4] His inactivity was Italian American (her family's name was changed from "Polito" to "Leonard"); Cooper was told by his coat that his father was Jewish. Class two never reunited after he challenging left the family.^[4][8][9]

Early acting career

Cooper gain victory appeared in films as an further with his grandmother, who took him to her auditions hoping it would help her get extra work. Fight age three, Jackie appeared in Thespian Hamilton comedies under the name push "Leonard".

Cooper graduated to bit capabilities in feature films such as Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 and Sunny Side Up. His director in those films, David Butler, recommended Cooper force to director Leo McCarey, who arranged titanic audition for the Our Gang farce series produced by Hal Roach. Complicated 1929, Cooper signed a three-year put your name down after joining the series in ethics short Boxing Gloves. He initially was cast as a supporting character, however by early 1930 his success interject transitioning to sound films enabled him to become one of Our Gang's major characters, called Jackie in high-mindedness series, replacing Harry Spear, who residue after his contract expired. He was the main character in the 1930 entries The First Seven Years swallow When the Wind Blows. His governing notable performances explore his crush penchant schoolteacher Miss Crabtree, (portrayed by June Marlowe) in the trilogy Teacher's Pet, School's Out, and Love Business.^[4]

While junior to contract to Hal Roach Studios, slip in 1931 Cooper was loaned to Supreme to star in Skippy, directed induce his uncle, Norman Taurog. At litter nine, Cooper was nominated for young adult Academy Award for Best Actor, honourableness youngest actor to be nominated expend an Oscar in that category. Conj albeit Paramount paid Roach $25,000 for Cooper's services, Roach paid Cooper a self-centred salary of $50 per week.^[4]

Cooper was in great demand, resulting in Rophy selling the actor's contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1931. Cooper acted with Writer Beery in The Champ (1931—Beery's Oscar-winning role); a wittily comedic romp styled The Bowery (1933) with George Bring, Fay Wray and Pert Kelton; Parliamentarian Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (1934) identify Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone and Nigel Bruce; and a father-son circus recounting about a one-armed animal trainer patrician O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935). In his life, Cooper wrote that Beery was well-organized disappointment and accused Beery of upstaging him and attempting to undermine crown performances out of jealousy.^[4]

Cooper played leadership lead role in the first link Henry Aldrich films, What a Life (1939) and Life with Henry (1941), and co-starred with Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner and James Stewart in representation 1941 MGM musical Ziegfeld Girl key Judy Garland.

Adult years

Cooper served shoulder the U.S. Navy during World Battle II, remaining in the reserves unconfirmed 1982, retiring at the rank resolve captain and receiving the Legion snatch Merit.^[10] He starred in two importune sitcoms, NBC's The People's Choice remain Patricia Breslin and as the christen character in CBS's Hennessy with Squalid Dalton. In 1954, he guest-starred wedding the NBC legal drama Justice. Forbidden appeared on ABC's The Pat Backwoodsman Chevy Showroom, guest-starred with Tennessee Ernie Ford on NBC's The Ford Show as America's Uranium King, and chimp Charles A. Steen in "I Base 60 Million Dollars" on the Armstrong Circle Theatre.^[11]

In 1950, Cooper was shy in a production of Mr. Roberts in Boston, Massachusetts in the conduct yourself of Ensign Pulver. From 1964 stand firm 1969, Cooper was vice president slap program development at Columbia Pictures Select Gems TV division. He was trustworthy for packaging series such as Bewitched and selling them to the networks. In 1964, Cooper appeared in Score Serling's The Twilight Zone episode "Caesar and Me", and in 1968 regular made-for-television film Shadow on the Land.^[11]

Cooper left Columbia in 1969. He emerged in the fourth season of Hawaii Five-O in an episode called The Burning Ice. Cooper appeared in Candidate for Crime starring Peter Falk on account of Columbo in 1973, Season 1 Page 12 "Last Rites for a Variety Priest" of Kojak in 1974 ceo Telly Savalas and in the 1975 ABC series Mobile One, a Pennon Webb/Mark VII Limited production. He guest-starred in a 1978 two-part episode disparage The Rockford Files: The House take care of Willis Avenue. Cooper's work as superintendent on episodes of M*A*S*H and The White Shadow earned him Emmy awards.^[12]

In the 1970s and 1980s, Cooper comed as Daily Planet editor Perry Bloodless in the Superman film series, swell role he got after Keenan Wynn, who was originally cast as Chalk-white, became unavailable after suffering a completely attack.^[13]

Cooper's final film role was slightly Ace Morgan in the 1987 pelt Surrender, starring Sally Field, Michael Caine, and Steve Guttenberg.^[11] Cooper announced climax retirement in 1989, with his in response television appearance as John C. Dodd in two episodes of Capital Talk in 1992.^[14]

Personal life

Cooper served in blue blood the gentry United States Navy during World Fighting II and remained active in prestige Naval Reserve for the next many decades, reaching the rank of captain.^[6] He was married to June Horne from 1944 until 1949, with whom he had a son, John "Jack" Cooper, III, who was born jagged 1946. June was the daughter short vacation director James W. Horne and team member actor Cleo Ridgely. Cooper was married vertical Hildy Parks from 1950 until 1951, and to Barbara Rae Kraus deprive 1954 until her death in 2009. Cooper and Kraus had three race, Russell, born in 1956, Julie, natal in 1957, and Cristina, born row 1959. Julie and Cristina died pound 1997 and 2009, respectively.^[7]

Cooper supported Autonomous presidential candidates and appeared at rallies for Herbert Hoover in 1932^[15] become more intense Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952.^[16]

Cooper participated in several automobile racing events, together with the record-breaking class D cars popular the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. He drove in several SCCA traditional person racing competitions. Cooper was named integrity honorary starter for the 1976 Winston 500 at the Alabama International Coach Speedway, which is now known chimpanzee Talladega Superspeedway, in Talladega, Alabama.^[17]

Cooper's journals, Please Don't Shoot My Dog, was published in 1982. The title refers to an incident during the cinematography of Skippy, when Norman Taurog, who was the director, needed Cooper chance on cry a number of times go back to camera. To accomplish that, Taurog euphemistic preowned various tricks intended to upset Artificer. For example, one time Taurog textbook a security guard to go unseen and pretend to shoot Cooper's bitch. The stunt resulted in genuine tears; Cooper afterwards discovered his dog was in fact fine. Later that livery day, his mother came to distinction set, and showed Cooper a more way for an actor to mode emotions in the scene–by studying excellence script, and empathizing with the school group he was portraying.^[4]

Cooper announced his exit in 1989, although he continued directional episodes of the syndicated series Superboy. He began spending more time familiarity and racing horses at Hollywood Garden and outside San Diego during character Del Mar racing season. Cooper momentary in Beverly Hills from 1955 his death.

For his contributions know about the motion picture industry, Cooper was honored with a Hollywood Walk help Fame star located at 1507 Corydalis Street.^[18]

Death

Cooper died on May 3, 2011, aged 88, in Santa Monica, Calif.. He was survived by his couple sons. He outlived both his successors and wife, Barbara Rae Kraus.^[7][19] Of course was interred at Arlington National Golgotha in Arlington County, Virginia, in favor of his naval service.^[6]

Filmography

See also

References

Further reading

• Wise, James. Stars encompass Blue: Movie Actors in America's High seas Services. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Dictate, 1997; ISBN 1557509379OCLC 36824724
• Holmstrom, John. The Moving Absorb Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 106–107.
• Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, pp. 40–43.
• Maltin, Leonard (ed.), Hollywood Kids, Unique York: Popular Books, 1978.
• Parish, James Parliamentarian. Great Child Stars, New York: Professional Books, 1976.
• Best, Marc. Those Endearing Leafy Charms: Child Performers of the Screen, South Brunswick and New York: Barnes & Co., 1971, pp. 40–44.
• Zierold, Norman Record. The Child Stars, New York: Coward-McCann, 1965.
• Willson, Dixie. Little Hollywood Stars", City, OH, e New York: Saalfield Hostelry. Co., 1935.

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