Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper (born John Cooper, Jr. on September 15, 1922) is an American actor and film director, one of the few child actors who managed to transition into an adult career. Born in Los Angeles, California the nephew of director Norman Taurog, Cooper first appeared in the movies in Boxing Gloves in 1929, one of the Our Gang comedies. He continued to appear in Our Gang for two more years, becoming its main character. His most notable Our Gang shorts explore his character's crush on Miss Crabtree, the schoolteacher played by June Marlowe.

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