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John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984), known professionally as Jackie Coogan, was an American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Many years later, he became known as Uncle Fester on 1960s sitcom The Addams Family. In the interim, he sued his mother and stepfather over his squandered film earnings and provoked California to enact the first known legal protection for the earnings of child performers, billed as the Coogan Act.

• Born: John Leslie Coogan October 26, 1914 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
• Died: March 1, 1984 (aged 69) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
• Cause of death: Cardiac arrest
• Occupation: Actor
• Years active: 1917–1984
• Spouse: Betty Grable (m. 1937–1939) «start: (1937)–end+1: (1940)»“Marriage: Betty Grable to Jackie Coogan” Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Coogan) Flower Parry (m. 1941–1943) «start: (1941)–end+1: (1944)»“Marriage: Flower Parry to Jackie Coogan” Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Coogan) Ann McCormack (m. 1946–1951) «start: (1946)–end+1: (1952)»“Marriage: Ann McCormack to Jackie Coogan” Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Coogan) Dorothea Lamphere (m. 1952–1984) «start: (1952)–end+1: (1985)»“Marriage: Dorothea Lamphere to Jackie Coogan” Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Coogan)

Read more about Jackie Coogan at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database