Thursday, May 5, 2011

Jackie Cooper, Veteran TV and Movie Star, Dies at 88

Filed under: TV NewsThe Oscar-nominated former child star Jackie Cooper, died Tuesday at a nursing facility in Santa Monica, the Associated Press reports. The cause of death was old age. He was 88.

Cooper made history in 1931 when was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film 'Skippy' at age 9. He still is the youngest person to be nominated for Best Actor.

In later life he became best-known for his role as Perry White in the Christopher Reeve 'Superman' movie franchise.

"He was a fascinating guy who really did everything, from all different aspects of the business," his other son, Russell Cooper, said. "You can't really say that about many people."

"He was a lovely man and I will miss him," his agent Ronnie Lief told PEOPLE. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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