Jackie Cooper, whose tousled blond hair ... said his son John. A former “Our Gang” cast member who began his Hollywood career as an extra in silent movies at age 3, Cooper shot to stardom ...

His pug nose, crinkly smile and pouty lip endeared him to a nationwide audience, first as Jackie in Hal Roach’s Our Gang comedies. Cooper was so popular, he was known as “America’s Boy.” ...

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.

Through her brother-in-law, Taurog, she was able to arrange extra work in movies for young Jackie. Between 1929 and 1931, he appeared in 15 “Our Gang” comedies. As an adolescent, Mr. Cooper ...

For nearly 100 years, children have grown up with Hal Roach’s “Our Gang” series (aka the “Little Rascals”), little movies that—in the most endearing and funny way imaginable—capture ...

Jackie Cooper, the first child star of the ... He was one of the most prominent stars in a number of “Little Rascals” or “Our Gang” films produced by Hal Roach in 1930 and 1931 and scored ...

Jackie Cooper was 88 ... He started acting at age 3, worked as kid actor in the Our Gang/Little Rascals comedy shorts series. He was that rare child actor who managed the transition to an adult ...

His pug nose, crinkly smile and pouty lip endeared him to a nationwide audience, first as Jackie in Hal Roach’s Our Gang comedies. Cooper was so popular, he was known as “America’s Boy.” ...

Jackie Cooper, the former child movie star who won ... 1929 musical "Sunny Side Up" and appeared in eight of the popular "Our Gang" comedies, including "Pups Is Pups" and "Teacher's Pet." ...

Jackie Cooper, the first child star of the ... He was one of the most prominent stars in a number of “Little Rascals” or “Our Gang” films produced by Hal Roach in 1930 and 1931 and scored ...

LOS ANGELES • Jackie Cooper, whose tousled blond hair ... Further details were not immediately available. A former "Our Gang" cast member who began his Hollywood career as an extra in silent ...