JACKIE COOGAN:THE WORLDS BOY CB

"Baby Lillian"; on the road; the man in the front row seat; the genius; inside the cathedral; "Owing the Store"; fame, friends and family; the boy king; the regency; in the limelight; "Introducing Dad"; death and drama in the real world; fatal turn; aftershocks; the great betrayal; picking up the pieces; behind enemy lines; second honeymoon; Uncle Fester, Big Daddy and King Lear; the "Coogan" legend - an assessment; filmography, Richard E. Bratt.

Diana Serra Cary understands child stars, having been there herself, but she also brings research and literary flair to her depiction of Jackie Coogan and the era that crowned him its Boy King.--Ronald L. Davis, author of "The Glamour Factory" and Professor Emeritus of History, Southern Methodist University