John Cooper Jr. was an American actor, television director, producer, and executive. He was a child actor who made the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first child actor to receive an Oscar nomination. At age 9 he was the youngest performer to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, an honor that he received for the film Skippy (1931). For nearly 50 years, Cooper remained the youngest Oscar nominee in any category.
Jackie Cooper
Active - 1929 - 2012 |
Birth - Sep 15, 1922 |
Death - May 3, 2011 |
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Family, Documentary, Action-Adventure
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Subgenres - Musical, Comedy Drama, Western Film, Biographical Film, Speculative/Fantastic Fiction Film
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Alan Smithee, America's Boy, Hal Roach's Rascals, Jackie, John Cooper Jr.-
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