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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,969 posts) Tue Oct 26, 2021, 10:36 AM Oct 2021

On this day, October 26, 1914, Jackie Coogan was born.

Actor Jackie Coogan was #BornOnThisDay, Oct. 26, 1914. A child star in the film The Kid (1921) he later sued his ma & step-pa for squandering his earnings & the Coogan Law was enacted. Later known as "Uncle Fester" in the TV series The Addams Family. Passed in 1984 (age 69) #RIP

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On this day, October 26, 1914, Jackie Coogan was born. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 OP

One of the really tragic things about the loss of his fortune was his parents' utter lack of remorse Aristus Oct 2021 #1

Aristus

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1. One of the really tragic things about the loss of his fortune was his parents' utter lack of remorse

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Oct 26, 2021, 12:34 PM

Oct 2021

about it.

IIRC, his step-father said something along the lines of: "It wasn't his money, it was our money, and we could do with it what we liked."

Jesus, talk about garbage-people...

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