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Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan (October 26, 1914 - March 1, 1984) was a American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films.

Coogan began his acting career as an infant in both vaudeville and film, with an uncredited role in the 1917 film Skinner's Baby. As a child actor, he is best remembered for his role as Charlie Chaplin's irrascible sidekick in The Kid (1921) and for the title role in Oliver Twist by Frank Lloyd the following year. As a child star, Coogan earned as much as $4 million, but the money was taken by his mother and step-father. He sued them in 1935, but only received $126,000. The legal battle did, however, bring attention to child actors and resulted in the state of California enacting the California Child Actor's Bill, sometimes known as the Coogan Bill.

As he grew older, Coogan's popularity as an actor waned, though he had several well-publicised love affairs with leading Hollywood starlets, including a three-year marriage to Betty Grable. He left film entirely for several years, beginning in 1941, shortly before the United States entered World War II to serve as a flight officer in the Air Force. He served in Asia, and flew gliders for the transportation of Orde Wingate's Chindits in the Burma Campaign.

After the war, Coogan returned to acting, taking mostly character roles and appearing on television. His most famous TV role was as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family television series.

He died of heart disease in 1984. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery

He is survived by his grandson, actor Keith Coogan


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He is survived by his grandson, actor Keith Coogan. However, none of these matched the success of his earlier roles. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery. After the show ended in 1963, Denver landed the role of Gilligan on Gilligan's Island, following which he appeared in other television shows including The Good Guys (1968–1970) and Dusty's Trail (1973). He died of heart disease in 1984. His co-star Dwayne Hickman, who played Dobie Gillis, was also a graduate of Loyola Marymount University. His most famous TV role was as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family television series. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis in 1959.

After the war, Coogan returned to acting, taking mostly character roles and appearing on television. Denver graduated from Loyola University, one of the predecessors to today's Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles, California, USA and worked as a mailman and a high school teacher before landing the role of Maynard G. He served in Asia, and flew gliders for the transportation of Orde Wingate's Chindits in the Burma Campaign. Krebs on the program The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He left film entirely for several years, beginning in 1941, shortly before the United States entered World War II to serve as a flight officer in the Air Force. Earlier, Denver played beatnik Maynard G. As he grew older, Coogan's popularity as an actor waned, though he had several well-publicised love affairs with leading Hollywood starlets, including a three-year marriage to Betty Grable. Bob Denver (born January 9, 1935) is an actor who is best known for his role as Gilligan in the television show Gilligan's Island.

The legal battle did, however, bring attention to child actors and resulted in the state of California enacting the California Child Actor's Bill, sometimes known as the Coogan Bill. He sued them in 1935, but only received $126,000. As a child star, Coogan earned as much as $4 million, but the money was taken by his mother and step-father. As a child actor, he is best remembered for his role as Charlie Chaplin's irrascible sidekick in The Kid (1921) and for the title role in Oliver Twist by Frank Lloyd the following year.

Coogan began his acting career as an infant in both vaudeville and film, with an uncredited role in the 1917 film Skinner's Baby. Jackie Coogan (October 26, 1914 - March 1, 1984) was a American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films.