Jackson Bigelow Cooper (December 21, 1867 – 1953) was an American stage and screen

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prominent in the silent film era.

Biography

Born in

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in 1867, Cooper's early acting experience came in stock theater, including acting with the first stock company at the Murray Hill Theater in New York City. He began in films in 1911 and worked for such companies as Edison and

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. In 1915 Cooper and a friend were nearly killed in a road accident when their car overturned trapping them underneath. They were evidently not seriously hurt.''Silent Film Necrology'' p. 104 2nd edition c. 2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana (quoting from defunct ''

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'' of September 22, 1915)

Selected filmography

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What Happened to Mary ''What Happened to Mary'' (sometimes erroneously referred to as ''What Happened to Mary?'') is the first serial film made in the United States. Produced by Edison Studios, with screenplays by Horace G. Plympton, and directed by Charles Brabin, ...

'' (1912) * '' Helping John'' (1912) * '' The Land Beyond the Sunset'' (1912) * '' On the Broad Stairway'' (1914) * '' Vanity Fair'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1915) * '' When Love Is King'' (1916) * '' The Heart of the Hills'' (1916) * '' Where Love Is'' (1917) * '' The Light in Darkness'' (1917) *'' The Tell-Tale Step'' (1917) * '' The Bottom of the Well'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' Wild Primrose'' (1918) * '' The Make-Believe Wife'' (1918) * ''

The Test of Honor ''The Test of Honor'' (1919) was an American silent film drama produced by Famous Players–Lasky, released by Paramount, directed by John S. Robertson, and starring John Barrymore. Considered the actor's first drama movie role after years of ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Country Cousin ''The Country Cousin'' is a Walt Disney animated short film released on October 31, 1936, by United Artists. The winner of an Oscar at the 9th Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film, the film was produced by Walt Disney, directed by Wilfred ...

'' (1919) * '' Shadows of Suspicion'' (1919) * '' The Prophet's Paradise'' (1922) * '' The Exciters'' (1923) * '' Another Scandal'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' The Broadway Drifter'' (1927)

References

External links

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Portrait gallery
(New York City Public Library, Billy Rose collection) 1867 births 1953 deaths American male silent film actors Male actors from Ohio People from Springfield, Ohio American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1860s-stub