Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated April 1922, 1938 reads "'I don't want to be dragged into all this. But there are some things I ought to say now. I became very friendly with his mother while I was going with him. But she became very unpleasant when she heard Jackie and I were to be married,' said Miss Grable, shown with their pet dog." Jackie Coogan had earned millions as a child actor working in silent films. However, Coogan had to battle his mother and stepfather for control of this fortune and in the end was left with only a fraction of what he had earned. His legal battle led to the enactment of the California Child Actor's Bill also known as the Coogan Law or the Coogan Act which requires 15% of what a child actor earns be put aside into a trust.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Grable, Betty,--1916-1973 Coogan, Jackie Coogan, Jackie--Family Actions and defenses--California--Los Angeles Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Dogs--California--Los Angeles Dog owners--California--Los Angeles Marriages of celebrities--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Portrait photographs
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