Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Jackie Cooper, 1959.
Creator: | Cooper, Jackie, 1922-2011 | Project: | Popular arts project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 81 pages Sound recording (Memoirs of the of the Movies excerpts) 2 reels | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteActor, director
Scope and ContentsActing as a child: "Our Gang" comedies, schooling on the lot, "The Champ," impressions of Hollywood as a child star; difficulties while growing up; being typecast; serious attention to acting; entertainment assignments during World War II; recollections of Victor Flemming and Wallace Beery; growing interest in directing and producing; future aspirations
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