Cooper virtually retired from show business in 1989. Jackie Cooper, who went from Oscar-nominated child star to TV executive and director while amassing scores of acting credits — including ...

A crucial scene called for Jackie to cry ... "There's not a child actor in the lot," he once remarked happily. Cooper is survived by his two sons.

Jackie Cooper, the impish child actor of "Skippy" and "Our Gang" fame who captured the hearts of Americans and went on to a successful television career as an adult, died Tuesday. He was 88.

Mayer to be a rather bland actor as a juvenile, Cooper’s contract at MGM ended ... Was Here,” a comedy with fellow former child star Jackie Coogan. “I was frightened,” he recalled of ...

Jackie Cooper, the former child movie star who won a best actor Oscar nomination at the age of 9 for "Skippy" and grew up to play The Daily Planet editor in Christopher Reeves' four "Superman ...

As with most child actors, puberty hit Cooper hard ... of his obituaries today would identify him as “Superman actor Jackie Cooper.” But his real legacy is obviously much greater than that ...

Jackie Cooper, whose tousled blond hair, pouty lower lip and ability to cry on camera helped make him one of the top child stars of ... Award nomination for best actor in a leading role.

Jackie Cooper, the former child movie star who won a best actor Oscar nomination at the age of 9 for "Skippy" and grew up to play The Daily Planet editor in Christopher Reeves' four "Superman ...

LOS ANGELES — Jackie Cooper, the former child movie star who won a best actor Oscar nomination at the age of 9 for “Skippy” and grew up to play The Daily Planet editor in Christopher Reeves ...

LOS ANGELES — Jackie Cooper, whose tousled blond hair, pouty lower lip and ability to cry on camera helped make him one of the top child stars of the 1930s ...

LOS ANGELES— Nowadays, Jackie Cooper may be best known for his role ... said his son, John. As a child, the actor with thick blond hair and round cheeks got his start in comedy shorts, including ...