A landmark legislation in the 1930s in the US that is designed to protect a child actor's earnings by depositing some of them in trust funds was named after which 'kid'?
"private school or even home school. The child does his/her schoolwork under the supervision of a studio teacher while on the set. Before the 1930s, many child actors never got to see the money they earned because they were not in charge of this money. Jackie Coogan earned millions of dollars from working as a child actor only to see most of it squandered by his parents. In 1939, California weighed in on this controversy and enacted the Coogan Bill which requires a portion of the earnings of a child to be preserved in a special savings account called a"
"Bill, often referred to as the ""Coogan Law"" or the ""Coogan Act"". It required that a child actor's employer set aside 15% of the earnings in a trust (called a Coogan account), and specified the actor's schooling, work hours, and time off. Coogan worked with Near East relief, he toured across the United States and Europe in 1924 on a ""Children's Crusade"" as part of his fundraising drive, which provided more than $1 million in clothing, food, and other contributions (worth more than $13 million in 2012 dollars). He was honored by officials in the United States, Greece, and Rome,"
"California Child Actor's Bill The California Child Actor's Bill (also known as Coogan Act or Coogan Bill) is a law applicable to child performers, designed to safeguard a portion of their earnings for when they enter adulthood. The original Bill was passed in 1939 by the State of California in response to the plight of who earned millions of dollars as a successful child actor only to discover, upon reaching adulthood, that his mother and stepfather had spent almost all of his money. Since then, it has been revised a few times, most recently on January 1, 2004. As it"
"Jackie Coogan John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Charlie Chaplin's film classic ""The Kid"" (1921) made him one of the first child stars in film history. He later 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, widely known as the Coogan Act. Coogan continued to act throughout his life, later earning renewed fame in middle age portraying Uncle Fester in"
"has been portrayed multiple times onscreen. These include: Baby Face Nelson Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), known by the alias George Nelson, better known as Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber in the 1930s. Gillis was given the nickname Baby Face due to his youthful appearance and small stature, although few dared call him ""Baby Face"" to his face. Criminal associates instead called him ""Jimmy"". Nelson entered into a partnership with John Dillinger, helping him escape from prison during the famed Crown Point, Indiana Jail escape, and was later labeled along with the"
"Baby LeRoy Baby LeRoy (May 12, 1932 – July 28, 2001) was a child actor who appeared in films in the 1930s. When he was sixteen months old, he became the youngest person ever put under term contract by a major studio. Born Ronald Le Roy Overacker in Los Angeles, California, Baby LeRoy's career began when he was less than a year old, co-starring with Maurice Chevalier in ""A Bedtime Story"", and ended with a cameo role as himself in ""Cinema Circus"" (1937). He is best known for his appearances in three W. C. Fields films: ""Tillie and Gus"" (1933),"
"and cards from such luminaries as Mark Twain, Helen Keller, Edwin Booth, William Gillette, Elliott Roosevelt and Joseph Jefferson, are recorded in ""Trustable & Preshus Friends"". She is also remembered by the ""Elsie Leslie"" doll by Madame Alexander, No. 1560 in the series. Elsie Leslie Elsie Leslie (August 14, 1881 – October 31, 1966) was an American actress. She was America's first child star and the highest paid and most popular child actress of her era. Leslie's first role in 1884 was Little Meenie in Joseph Jefferson's production of ""Rip Van Winkle"". In 1887, she was recognized as a star"
"Freddie Bartholomew Frederick Cecil Bartholomew (March 28, 1924 – January 23, 1992), known for his acting work as Freddie Bartholomew, was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most famous starring roles are in ""Captains Courageous"" (1937) and ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" (1936). Bartholomew was born in London, and for the title role of MGM's ""David Copperfield"" (1935) he emigrated to the United States at the age of 10 in 1934, living there the rest of his life. He became an American citizen in 1943"
"in the movie ""who falls off [a] boat"". Freddie Bartholomew Frederick Cecil Bartholomew (March 28, 1924 – January 23, 1992), known for his acting work as Freddie Bartholomew, was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most famous starring roles are in ""Captains Courageous"" (1937) and ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" (1936). Bartholomew was born in London, and for the title role of MGM's ""David Copperfield"" (1935) he emigrated to the United States at the age of 10 in 1934, living there the rest of his"
"Santa Monica Hospital, where he died from cardiac arrest. At his request, Coogan's funeral was open to the public and he was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 1654 Vine Street, just south of Hollywood Boulevard. Jackie Coogan John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Charlie Chaplin's film classic ""The Kid"" (1921) made him one of the first child stars in film history. He later sued"
"also dramatized in the 2018 television series ""Trust"", produced by Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle, with Harris Dickinson as John Paul Getty III. John Paul Getty III John Paul Getty III (; November 4/5, 1956 – February 5, 2011), was the grandson of American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. While living in Rome in 1973, he was kidnapped for a $17 million ransom. His grandfather was reluctant to pay, as it could have put his other grandchildren in danger. After his severed ear was received by a newspaper, a deal was done, and Getty was released. He developed drug and"
"Bobby Driscoll Robert Cletus ""Bobby"" Driscoll (March 3, 1937 – March 30, 1968) was an American child actor and artist known for a large body of cinema and TV performances from 1943 to 1960. He starred in some of the Walt Disney Studios' most popular live-action pictures of that period, such as ""Song of the South"" (1946), ""So Dear to My Heart"" (1949), and ""Treasure Island"" (1950). He served as animation model and provided the voice for the title role in ""Peter Pan"" (1953). In 1950, he received an Academy Juvenile Award for outstanding performance in feature films of 1949,"
"that is where the greatest savings can be found. Willie Sutton William Francis ""Willie"" Sutton, Jr. (June 30, 1901 – November 2, 1980) was an American bank robber. During his forty-year robbery career he stole an estimated $2 million, and he eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and escaped three times. For his talent at executing robberies in disguises, he gained two nicknames, ""Willie the Actor"" and ""Slick Willie"". Sutton is also known as the namesake of the so-called Sutton's law, although he denied originating it. Sutton was born into an Irish-American family on June"
"Elsie Leslie Elsie Leslie (August 14, 1881 – October 31, 1966) was an American actress. She was America's first child star and the highest paid and most popular child actress of her era. Leslie's first role in 1884 was Little Meenie in Joseph Jefferson's production of ""Rip Van Winkle"". In 1887, she was recognized as a star with her performance in ""Editha's Burglar"" opposite E. H. Sothern at the Lyceum Theatre in New York and opposite William Gillette on the road tour. She achieved further fame with her roles in ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" in 1888 and ""The Prince and the"
"of minors' entertainment contracts that the court can approve to include contracts pursuant to which a minor renders services as an ""actor, actress, dancer, musician, comedian, singer, or other performer or entertainer, or as a writer, director, producer, production executive, choreographer, composer, conductor, or designer."" Under the current law, the court may also approve contracts that involve the transfer of intellectual property. This law requires a child actor's employer to set aside 15% of the earnings in a trust (often called a Coogan Account), and codifies issues such as schooling, work hours and time off. California Child Actor's Bill The"
"Baby Face Nelson Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), known by the alias George Nelson, better known as Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber in the 1930s. Gillis was given the nickname Baby Face due to his youthful appearance and small stature, although few dared call him ""Baby Face"" to his face. Criminal associates instead called him ""Jimmy"". Nelson entered into a partnership with John Dillinger, helping him escape from prison during the famed Crown Point, Indiana Jail escape, and was later labeled along with the remaining gang members as public enemy number one."
"and married Coogan's mother in late 1936. Coogan's mother and stepfather claimed Jackie enjoyed himself and simply thought he was playing before the camera. She insisted, ""No promises were ever made to give Jackie anything"", and claimed he ""was a bad boy"". Coogan sued them in 1938, but after his legal expenses, he received just $126,000 of the $250,000 remaining of his earnings. When he fell on hard times and asked Charlie Chaplin for assistance, Chaplin handed him $1,000 without hesitating. The legal battle focused attention on child actors and resulted in the 1939 enactment of the California Child Actor's"
"Terry Kilburn Terence E. Kilburn (born 25 November 1926), known for his acting work prior to 1953 as Terry Kilburn, is an English-American actor. Born in London, he moved to Hollywood in the U.S. at the age of 10, and is best known for his roles as a child actor, in films such as ""A Christmas Carol"" (1938) and ""Goodbye, Mr. Chips"" (1939) in the late 1930s and the early 1940s. Kilburn was born in West Ham, Essex, in Greater London in 1926, to working-class parents. He did some unpaid acting as a young child, and an agent encouraged him"
"Peter Pan. Bobby Driscoll Robert Cletus ""Bobby"" Driscoll (March 3, 1937 – March 30, 1968) was an American child actor and artist known for a large body of cinema and TV performances from 1943 to 1960. He starred in some of the Walt Disney Studios' most popular live-action pictures of that period, such as ""Song of the South"" (1946), ""So Dear to My Heart"" (1949), and ""Treasure Island"" (1950). He served as animation model and provided the voice for the title role in ""Peter Pan"" (1953). In 1950, he received an Academy Juvenile Award for outstanding performance in feature films"
"The Patent Leather Kid The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 American silent drama film which tells the story of a boxer who scoffs at fighting outside the ring... particularly for the United States once it enters World War I. Eventually, he is drafted, is shipped overseas, and performs a heroic act, which results in his being severely wounded. It stars Richard Barthelmess, Molly O'Day, Lawford Davidson, Matthew Betz, and Arthur Stone. The movie was adapted by Gerald C. Duffy (titles), Winifred Dunn, Casey Robinson (uncredited), and Adela Rogers St. Johns from the story by Rupert Hughes. It was directed"
"she hit puberty. When fellow child star Jackie Coogan sued his parents in 1938, Peggy's parents asked her if she was going to do the same. Believing it would do no good, Peggy did not pursue legal action. Coogan's case, and cases like Baby Peggy's, eventually inspired the Coogan Act to protect child actors' earnings. Peggy's working conditions, as described in later interviews and her autobiography, were harsh. As a toddler she worked eight hours a day, six days a week. She was generally required to perform her own stunts, which included being held underwater in the ocean until she"
"actor/entertainment lawyer David Mendenhall, actress Delilah Cotto, actors DJ Rabiola, and Anthony Rabiola. Dead End Kids The Dead End Kids were a group of young actors from New York City who appeared in Sidney Kingsley's Broadway play ""Dead End"" in 1935. In 1937 producer Samuel Goldwyn brought all of them to Hollywood and turned the play into a film. They proved to be so popular that they continued to make movies under various monikers, including the Little Tough Guys, the East Side Kids, and the Bowery Boys, until 1958. In 1934, Sidney Kingsley wrote a play about a group of"
"from the Production Code Administration had to pay a $25,000 fine and could not profit in the theaters, as the MPPDA controlled every theater in the country through the Big Five studios. Throughout the 1930s, as well as most of the golden age, MGM dominated the film screen and had the top stars in Hollywood, and was also credited for creating the Hollywood star system altogether. Some MGM stars included ""King of Hollywood"" Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore, Jean Harlow, Norma Shearer, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Jeanette MacDonald and husband Gene Raymond, Spencer Tracy, Judy Garland, and Gene Kelly. But MGM"
"another child actor from his neighborhood, Billie ""Buckwheat"" Thomas. He retired from film business in 1942 after 30 films. According to Hurlic's daughter Zee, Hurlic died peacefully on July 7, 2014 surrounded by his family. Philip Hurlic Philip Raymond Hurlic (December 20, 1927 – July 7, 2014) was an American child actor. Hurlic appeared in a number of films in the 1930s and early 1940s. Hurlic's income from his film work was used to support his East Los Angeles family. Hurlic's earliest roles were as a toddler in the ""Baby Burlesks"" series, which starred a pre-fame Shirley Temple. His largest"
"Landis was later reprimanded for circumventing the State of California's child labor laws in hiring the two children. This tragedy resulted in stricter safety measures and enforcement of child labor laws in California. The parents of the children sued, and eventually settled out of court with the studio for $2 million per family. Morrow's children, one of them being actress Jennifer Jason Leigh, who was 20 at the time, also settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. During an interview with Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan, Landis said: ""Trading Places"", a ""Prince and the Pauper""-style comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie"
"Jackie Cooper John Cooper Jr. (September 15, 1922 – May 3, 2011) was an American actor, television director, producer and executive. He was a child actor who made the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first child actor to receive an Academy Award nomination. At age nine, he was also the youngest performer to have been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role—an honor that he received for the film ""Skippy"" (1931). For nearly 50 years, Cooper remained the youngest Oscar nominee in any category, until he was surpassed by Justin Henry's nomination,"
"on October 31, 2015, from a heart attack. Charles Herbert Charles Herbert Saperstein (December 23, 1948 – October 31, 2015), known as Charles Herbert, was an American child actor of the 1950s and 1960s. Before reaching his teens, Herbert was renowned by a generation of moviegoers for an on-screen broody, mature style and wit that enabled him to go one-on-one with some of the biggest names in the industry, and his appearances in a handful of films in the sci-fi/horror genre garnered him an immortality there. In six years he appeared in twenty Hollywood features. Herbert supported his family from"
"Street of Chance (1930 film) Street of Chance is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by John Cromwell and starring William Powell, Jean Arthur, Kay Francis and Regis Toomey. Howard Estabrook was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Achievement. John Marsden, a famed and powerful New York gambler who refuses to throw a game, is devoted to his wife, Alma, and his impressionistic younger brother, ""Babe,"" to whom he sends a wedding gift of $10,000, which Babe may keep on the condition that he does not indulge in gambling. Alma, dismayed by John's ruthless tactics and his obsession"
"pipelines from their oil wells. The company sent out fraudulent financial statements to investors and the Securities and Exchange Commission. ""Profit"" participations to older investors were paid from funds coming from new investors. Over 2,000 people invested in the tax-shelter plans. Notable names from the entertainment industry included: Andy Williams (the largest investor with $538,000), Liza Minnelli, Walter Matthau, Bob Dylan, Jack Benny (famous for his tightwad public persona), Buddy Hackett, Phyllis Diller, Barbra Streisand, Barbara Walters, and Candice Bergen. Politicians who invested included United States Senators Jacob Javits of New York and Ernest Hollings of South Carolina. Other investors"
"Charles Herbert Charles Herbert Saperstein (December 23, 1948 – October 31, 2015), known as Charles Herbert, was an American child actor of the 1950s and 1960s. Before reaching his teens, Herbert was renowned by a generation of moviegoers for an on-screen broody, mature style and wit that enabled him to go one-on-one with some of the biggest names in the industry, and his appearances in a handful of films in the sci-fi/horror genre garnered him an immortality there. In six years he appeared in twenty Hollywood features. Herbert supported his family from the age of five and went from being"
"Mary Carlisle Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter; February 3, 1914 – August 1, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer, she was best known for her roles as a wholesome ingénue in numerous 1930s musical-comedy films. She starred in more than sixty Hollywood films, moving beyond bit parts after coming to attention, alongside the likes of Gloria Stuart and Ginger Rogers, as one of 15 girls selected by the Western Association of Motion pictures as their WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1932. Her first major role was in the 1933 film ""College Humor"" with Bing Crosby. The two performers worked"
"Douglas Haig (actor) Douglas Patrick Haig (March 9, 1920 – February 1, 2011) was an American child actor appearing in films in the 1920s and 1930s. His career began at age two in silent films and (unlike many silent film actors) continued into sound films (""talkies""). From 1928 onward he appeared in at least 14 films. As a small child he was placid and pleasant-looking. In a scholarly review of ""Attorney for the Defense"", a 1932 sound film, his performance is described as ""very annoying"". The high point of Haig's career as a film actor came in 1935, with a"
"Alcatraz. Among the unarguably positive aspects of the Code being enforced was the money it saved studios in having to edit, cut, and alter films to get approval from the various state boards and censors. The money saved was in the millions annually. A spate of more wholesome family films featuring performers such as Shirley Temple took off. Stars such as James Cagney redefined their images. Cagney played a series of patriots, and his gangster in ""Angels with Dirty Faces"" (1937) purposefully acts like a coward when he is executed so children who had looked up to him would cease"