Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on August 9, 2023

Classic Movie Travels: Jackie Cooper – from California to New York City Jackie Cooper John “Jackie” Cooper, Jr., was born on September 15, 1922, in Los Angeles, California, to John George and Mable Cooper. John G. Cooper worked as a lyricist, writing lyrics to “Do You Ever Think of Me?”;   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on October 17, 2020

While I am no expert chef, fabulous cook or food blogger, I enjoy finding recipes supposedly connected to classic film stars. I love magazines articles and ads touting Richard Dix’s favorite chili recipe or Cary Grant’s oyster stew. I even collect compilation books or pamphlets featuri   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on March 18, 2015

Last weekend, filmmaker Brandon Brown and I set out to find six celebrities buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC. The venture took four hours and more than five miles of walking. To put that into perspective, we were hunting for six graves out of more than 400,000 people...   read more

Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on July 10, 2014

Born John Cooper, Jr., Los Angeles, September 15, 1922 to May 3, 2011 Autobiography Please Don't Shoot My Dog By Jackie Cooper with Dick Kleiner, Morrow, 1981 Winner of the "Putting Up with Wallace Beery" Award Quite a lot has been written about Jackie Cooper -- not   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on September 15, 2013

Born September 15, 1922 Child Star Jackie Cooper! Jackie Cooper started out as a child star in silent shorts back in 1929, transitioning nicely into ‘sound’ films, and later into ‘adult’ roles and TV producing/directing. Jackie Cooper, young and ‘older’ Cooper   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on September 15, 2012

Born September 15, 1922, Child Actor Jackie Cooper! Jackie Cooper was the First Child Actor ever to receive an Oscar Nomination (Best Actor Nominee for Skippy in 1931). He remained the youngest Oscar Nominee (at age 9) in any category until Justin Henry’s Nomination at age 8 for Best Supportin   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 9, 2011

Jackie Cooper As is my usual policy when deciding to write an in memoriam piece I don’t like to rush it to strike while the news cycle is hot. Part of the reason why is that I like to give the people I choose to write about their due rather...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on May 4, 2011

Jackie Cooper was one of those people who looked the same all his life.  He was an adorable child, a handsome young man and then adorable again as an older man. He had that round face that was almost too big for him as a child and large chubby cheeks...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 4, 2011

IMDB Seattle Times/NYT BBC Obituary My post about Jackie's autobiography   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on May 4, 2011

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Jackie Cooper (1922-2011) I've always really enjoyed the Jackie Cooper short for MGM called The Christmas Party. It was a great way to showcase the MGM stars of 1931...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 7, 2010

I recently got a screaming deal on a copy of Please Don’t Shoot My Dog: The Autobiography of Jackie Cooper. Though I had only seen him in The Champ (1931) and a few Little Rascals shorts, I’d always wanted to learn more about Cooper. I knew that he had built...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Jackie Cooper (1922-2011) I've always really enjoyed the Jackie Cooper short for MGM called The Christmas Party. It was a great way to showcase the MGM stars of 1931 but it also exemplified Jackie Cooper's lovely auw shucks demeanor and his appeal to both children as well as adults. How...   read more