Jackie Cooper
(September 15, 1922 – May 3, 2011)
Jackie Cooper was an American actor, television director, producer and executive. Cooper was the first child actor to receive an Academy Award nomination. At age 9, he was 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.
A child star in "Our Gang" Cooper was more widely known as Perry White in the Superman films.
Cooper served in the United States Navy during World War II and remained active in the reserves for the next several decades, reaching the rank of Captain. He was married three times: first to June Horne (1944-1949), with whom he had one son, John "Jack" Cooper III. He was married to Hildy Parks from (1950-1951) and to Barbara Kraus from 1954 until her death in 2009. Cooper and Kraus had three children — Russell, Julie and Cristina.
He died in a Beverly Hills hospital after a short illness. He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of his naval service.
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