Research Guru
Posted:
May 4, 2011, 4:03 PM
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Legendary actor-director Jackie Cooper dies at 88
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Legendary actor Jackie Cooper died Tuesday at a hospital in Beverly Hills, California after a "short illness."
The Los Angeles-born actor was first nominated for an Oscar when he was nine years old for his role in the 1931 film Skippy. He was a child performer in the Our Gang series of shorts.
Cooper was a highly respected director in his adult years -- winning Emmy awards for his work on M*A*S*H and The White Shadow.
Cooper may be best known for his portrayal of The Daily Planet newspaper editor Perry White in the 1978 Superman film.
[Via KTLA -- www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-jackie-cooper-obit,0,1992801.story]
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