“I was only to see Mr. Chaplin once after 'The Kid.' A great artist, one of the greatest, but I'm afraid I don't think very much of him as a man. Running away from the country that gave him everything and denouncing the country in addition is something you simply can't make any allowances for.”

American actor and comedian

Jackie Coogan was an American actor and comedian who began his film career as a child performer in silent films. Born John Leslie Coogan, he became widely known for the title role in Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid (1921), which made him one of the first child stars in Hollywood. He is remembered mainly for that early breakthrough, when his screen presence helped define the appeal of child actors in the silent era. His name remains tied to the film that first made him famous, and to a career that started very young.