Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy King: A Biography of Hollywood's Legendary Child Star: 100 (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series) - Softcover

Cary, Diana Serra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810859114 ISBN 13: 9780810859111

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2007

Synopsis

A biography of the little-known private life of Jackie Coogan the famous child star whose family set the style for many other stage parents who found fame and fortune through their child's stardom.

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Review:

Diana Serra Cary has written the most penetrating and perceptive biography yet on a child star.... She accomplishes this because she knows first-hand what it was like growing up famous in the 1920s and having the adoration of the movie-going public.... The author's style is irresistible.... Her sprinkling of vaudeville jargon makes that period in life more vivid than an ordinary retelling by a less informed writer. She supplements her insider info with interviews she has conducted with Coogan's personal friends, family and coworkers.... This is an extremely well-written, well thought out, meticulously researched volume....No other writer could have done Jackie Coogan justice. How I wish there were more writers like Diane Serra Cary.--Laura Wagner "Classic Images "

Jackie Coogan's story has been rescued, presented with great skill and pathos...--Tom Nolan "The L A Times Book Review "

A constant surprise and a compulsive read. Highly recommended.--Kevin Brownlow

Diana Serra Cary understands child stars, having been there herself, but she also brings research and literary flair to her depiction of Jackie Coogan and the era that crowned him its Boy King.--Ronald L. Davis, author of The Glamour Factory and Professor Emeritus of History, Southern Methodist University

Thoroughly researched and highly detailed.--Union Tribune

Best known for his role as Charlie Chaplin's sidekick in The Kid (1921), Jackie Coogan achieved stardom and considerable wealth before the age of 10. He later sued his parents (unsuccessfully) in an attempt to recover his squandered fortune. In this biography, Cary describes Coogan's private life and examines the conduct of his parents. A full-time writer and professional speaker, Cary is a former child star who was known as "Baby Peggy." This reprint is the first paperback edition of a volume originally published in 2003.--Reference and Research Book News, May 2007

Synopsis:

This is a revealing biography of the little-known private life of this famous child star whose family set the style for many other stage parents who found fame and fortune through their child's stardom. It is also the rare instance when one major child star (Baby Peggy) employs her own hard-won insight in exploring the career and family woes of the most famous child star of the them all. This is the first published study of Coogan's life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0810859114
• ISBN 13: 9780810859111
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 322