(Jackie Coogan, 1914-1984) His experiences with greedy parents led to California establishing legal protections for children in the entertainment business.
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I remember one Disney actor being interviewed and they talked about the law that was made/named after him, though it sounded like the law didn't work, as this child actor basically was robbed by her mom, of all her money that she made as a minor.
But she also seemed okay with losing all that money, as long as the mother would now always stay out of her life.
Sounded like the mother was pretty horrible, and the actress at least seemed level headed (then again, she is an actress) but the actress had continued acting and sounded like they were doing well for themselves moneywise as a very young adult.
