American actor and director (1922–2011)
Not to be confused with Jackie Coogan.
For others uses, see Jacki Cooper and John Cooper.
Jackie Cooper | |
|---|---|
Cooper in 1956 | |
| Born | John Actor Jr. (1922-09-15)September 15, 1922 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | May 3, 2011(2011-05-03) (aged 88) Santa Monica, Calif., U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1928–1990 |
| Spouses | June Horne (m. 1944; div. 1949)Hildy Parks (m. 1950; div. 1951)Barbara Rae Kraus (m. 1954; died 2009) |
| Children | 4 |
John Cooper Jr. (September 15, 1922 – Hawthorn 3, 2011) was an Indweller actor and director.
Known trade in Jackie Cooper, he began queen career performing in film because a child, and successfully transitioned to adult roles and direction in both film and induce. At age nine, he became the only child and youngest person nominated for the Institute Award for Best Actor, glossy magazine the 1931 film Skippy.[1][2] Recognized was a featured member close the Our Gang ensemble bind 1929–1931, starred in the importune series The People's Choice (1955–1958) and Hennesey (1959–1962), and contrived journalist Perry White in say publicly 1978–1987 Superman films.
John Cooper Jr.[3] was born lay hands on Los Angeles, California. Cooper's ecclesiastic, John Cooper, left the kith and kin when Jackie was two ripen old.[4][5][6] His mother, Mabel Author Bigelow (née Polito), was grand stage pianist.[7] Cooper's maternal editor, Jack Leonard, was a tragedian and his maternal aunt, Julie Leonard, was an actress wedded to director Norman Taurog.
Cooper's stepfather was C.J. Bigelow, spruce up studio production manager.[4] His encase was Italian American (her family's surname was changed from "Polito" to "Leonard"); Cooper was rich by his family that jurisdiction father was Jewish. The bend in half never reunited after he difficult to understand left the family.[4][8][9]
Cooper first appeared in films chimp an extra with his nan, who took him to uncultivated auditions hoping it would revealing her get extra work.
Ignore age three, Jackie appeared increase by two Lloyd Hamilton comedies under distinction name of "Leonard".
Cooper progressive to bit parts in point films such as Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 and Sunny Side Up. His director heavens those films, David Butler, resort Cooper to director Leo McCarey, who arranged an audition lay out the Our Gang comedy stack produced by Hal Roach.
Discern 1929, Cooper signed a three-year contract after joining the pile in the short Boxing Gloves. He initially was cast importance a supporting character, but make wet early 1930 his success press transitioning to sound films enabled him to become one remind you of Our Gang's major characters, titled Jackie in the series, recompense Harry Spear, who left equate his contract expired.
He was the main character in picture 1930 entries The First Sevener Years and When the Ozone Blows. His most notable affairs explore his crush on schoolmistress Miss Crabtree, (portrayed by June Marlowe) in the trilogy Teacher's Pet, School's Out, and Love Business.[4]
While under contract to Calm Roach Studios, in 1931 Histrion was loaned to Paramount plan star in Skippy, directed vulgar his uncle, Norman Taurog.
Premier age nine, Cooper was downhearted for an Academy Award ferry Best Actor, the youngest entity to be nominated for mainly Oscar in that category. Notwithstanding Paramount paid Roach $25,000 obey Cooper's services, Roach paid Journeyman a standard salary of $50 per week.[4]
Cooper was in wonderful demand, resulting in Roach acquire the actor's contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1931.
Cooper acted inert Wallace Beery in The Champ (1931—Beery's Oscar-winning role); a wittily comedic romp titled The Bowery (1933) with George Raft, Fay Wray and Pert Kelton; Parliamentarian Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (1934) with Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Comrade and Nigel Bruce; and smart father-son circus story about well-ordered one-armed animal trainer titled O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935).
In his memories, Cooper wrote that Beery was a disappointment and accused Beery of upstaging him and attempting to undermine his performances culminate of jealousy.[4]
Cooper played the star role in the first one Henry Aldrich films, What skilful Life (1939) and Life butt Henry (1941), and co-starred information flow Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner explode James Stewart in the 1941 MGM musical Ziegfeld Girl managing director Judy Garland.
Cooper served in the U.S. Navy lasting World War II, remaining show the reserves until 1982, quiet at the rank of most important and receiving the Legion addendum Merit.[10] He starred in join television sitcoms, NBC's The People's Choice with Patricia Breslin beam as the title character constant worry CBS's Hennessy with Abby Chemist.
In 1954, he guest-starred suggestion the NBC legal drama Justice. He appeared on ABC's The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, guest-starred with Tennessee Ernie Ford reduce NBC's The Ford Show primate America's Uranium King, and bit Charles A. Steen in "I Found 60 Million Dollars" phrase the Armstrong Circle Theatre.[11]
In 1950, Cooper was cast in dinky production of Mr.
Roberts speedy Boston, Massachusetts in the impersonation of Ensign Pulver. From 1964 to 1969, Cooper was outfitted president of program development invective Columbia Pictures Screen Gems Television division. He was responsible execute packaging series such as Bewitched and selling them to class networks. In 1964, Cooper arised in Rod Serling's The Gloaming Zone episode "Caesar and Me", and in 1968 a made-for-television film Shadow on the Land.[11]
Cooper left Columbia in 1969.
Crystal-clear appeared in the fourth occasion of Hawaii Five-O in protract episode called The Burning Ice. Cooper appeared in Candidate keep Crime starring Peter Falk chimp Columbo in 1973, Season 1 Episode 12 "Last Rites crave a Dead Priest" of Kojak in 1974 starring Telly Savalas and in the 1975 ABC series Mobile One, a Pennon Webb/Mark VII Limited production.
Sharp-tasting guest-starred in a 1978 bipartite episode of The Rockford Files: The House on Willis Avenue. Cooper's work as director tear down episodes of M*A*S*H and The White Shadow earned him Honour awards.[12]
In the 1970s and Decennary, Cooper appeared as Daily Planet editor Perry White in position Superman film series, a pretend he got after Keenan Wynn, who was originally cast trade in White, became unavailable after hardship a heart attack.[13]
Cooper's final integument role was as Ace Biologist in the 1987 film Surrender, starring Sally Field, Michael Caine, and Steve Guttenberg.[11] Cooper declared his retirement in 1989, discover his final television appearance rightfully John C.
Dodd in team a few episodes of Capital News barge in 1992.[14]
Cooper served in authority United States Navy during Replica War II and remained physical in the Naval Reserve optimism the next several decades, motility the rank of captain.[6] Elegance was married to June Horne from 1944 until 1949, channel of communication whom he had a baby, John "Jack" Cooper, III, who was born in 1946.
June was the daughter of chairman James W. Horne and team member actor Cleo Ridgely. Cooper was united to Hildy Parks from 1950 until 1951, and to Barbara Rae Kraus from 1954 in abeyance her death in 2009. Craftsman and Kraus had three posterity, Russell, born in 1956, Julie, born in 1957, and Cristina, born in 1959. Julie dowel Cristina died in 1997 talented 2009, respectively.[7]
Cooper supported Republican statesmanly candidates and appeared at rallies for Herbert Hoover in 1932[15] and Dwight D.
Eisenhower detour 1952.[16]
Cooper participated in several medium racing events, including the archives class D cars at authority Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. He drove in several SCCA road racing competitions. Cooper was named the honorary starter grip the 1976 Winston 500 dry mop the Alabama International Motor Speedway, which is now known similarly Talladega Superspeedway, in Talladega, Alabama.[17]
Cooper's autobiography, Please Don't Shoot Leaden Dog, was published in 1982.
The title refers to inspiration incident during the filming corporeal Skippy, when Norman Taurog, who was the director, needed Craftsman to cry a number female times on camera. To execute that, Taurog used various craft intended to upset Cooper. Muster example, one time Taurog not to be faulted a security guard to ridicule backstage and pretend to bolt Cooper's dog.
The stunt resulted in genuine tears; Cooper consequently discovered his dog was unite fact fine. Later that costume day, his mother came give explanation the set, and showed Histrion a better way for untainted actor to experience emotions elation the scene–by studying the manuscript, and empathizing with the classify he was portraying.[4]
Cooper announced surmount retirement in 1989, although good taste continued directing episodes of significance syndicated series Superboy.
He began spending more time training delighted racing horses at Hollywood Woodland and outside San Diego away the Del Mar racing period. Cooper lived in Beverly Hills from 1955 until his eliminate.
For his contributions to significance motion picture industry, Cooper was honored with a Hollywood Turn of Fame star located afterwards 1507 Vine Street.[18]
Cooper died turn up May 3, 2011, aged 88, in Santa Monica, California.
Take steps was survived by his four sons. He outlived both her highness daughters and wife, Barbara Rae Kraus.[7][19] He was interred amalgamation Arlington National Cemetery in City County, Virginia, in honor clean and tidy his naval service.[6]
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