Stars of Vaudeville #380: Jackie Coogan
Born this day in 1914, Jackie Coogan was, like Charlie Chaplin, a child performer, and also like Chaplin, was discovered for the movies while performing on the vaudeville stage. Unlike Chaplin, Coogan was discovered by…Charlie Chaplin. Coogan’s career describes a “U” shape if you were to trace it on a graph. His early star turns [...]