John Henry "Jack" Coogan: Jackie Coogan's Father
Jack Coogan (1886-1935), originally from Syracuse, started out in vaudeville as a dancer and comedian. In 1913 he married fellow performer Lillian Dolliver. Their child John Leslie "jackie" Coogan arrived the following year. By the end of the decade, the performing family had settled in Los Angeles. In 1919, the family fortunes changed. Coogan the elder […]