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JacquelynJean"Miss Jackie"Cooper formerly Williams

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of William Oscar Cooper — married 20 Dec 1949 [location unknown]

[children unknown]

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Biography

Jacquelyn Jean (Williams) Cooper was born on November 22, 1925 in South Carolina, United States. Her parents were James Robert Williams and Nellie (Jameson) Williams.

Jacquelyn married William Oscar Cooper (1922 - 2003) on December 20, 1949.

Jacquelyn died on June 30, 2020 in South Carolina aged 94.^[1]

From Find a Grave:

Obituary

Jacquelyn Williams Cooper, 94, of Springfield, SC went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Due to the current pandemic and the CDC r

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Jackie Cooper was born John Cooper in Los Angeles, California, to Mabel Leonard, an Italian-American stage pianist, and John Cooper. Through his mother, he was the nephew of actress Julie Leonard, screenwriter Jack Leonard, and (by marriage) director Norman Taurog. Jackie served with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II. Then, quietly and without publicity or fanfare, compiled one of the most distinguished peacetime military careers of anyone in his profession. In 1961, as his weekly TV series Hennesey (1959) was enhancing naval recruiting efforts, accepted a commission as a line officer in the Naval Reserve with duties in recruitment, training films, and public relations. Holder of a multi-engine pilot license, he later co-piloted jet planes for the Navy, which made him an Honorary Aviator authorized to wear wings of gold-at the time only the third so honored in naval aviation history. By 1976 he had attained the rank of captain, and was in uniform aboard

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Jackie Cooper

“Sometimes I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and I’ll hear a röst that sounds familiar….my wife has fallen asleep with the tube on, and I’ll finally uppstart recognizing the dialogue, look up, and Jesus Christ, it’s me at 14, or 12, or 9, or whatever. Sometimes I’ll sit there and watch it and I can tell myself what’s coming next.” –Jackie Cooper

John “Jackie” Cooper, Jr., was born on September 15, 1922, in Los Angeles, California, to John George and Mable Cooper. John G. Cooper worked as a lyricist, writing lyrics to “Do You Ever Think of Me?”; “Desert Love”; and “Playdays.”  When Cooper was two years old, his father left his family. Cooper’s mother worked as a stage pianist. Mabel Cooper’s siblings were also employed in the film industry, with her brother, Jack Leonard, working as a screenwriter and her sister, Julie Leonard, working as an actress. Julie was married to director Norman Taurog. Mabel so