Jackie Coogan: Hollywood’s Child Victim of Parental Greed

In the 1920s, child star Jackie Coogan earned a fortune from The Kid but by the late 1930s he was nearly broke after his parents spent it. His public lawsuit in 1938 helped spark California’s 1939 “Coogan Law,” changing how child performers’ earnings are protected forever. #JackieCoogan #TheKid1921 #CharlieChaplin #CooganAct #HollywoodHistory #ChildStars #SilentFilm #TrueStory #OldHollywood #EntertainmentLaw