When you think of child stars who defined the early days of Hollywood, one name often rises to the top—Jackie Coogan. He was the tousled-haired boy with the mournful eyes who tugged at the heartstrings of millions in The Kid (1921). But his story goes far beyond silent film stardom. It includes international charity work, a tragic car accident, military heroism, a transformative court case that redefined the rights of child actors, and a late-career resurgence as the ghoulish but lovable Uncle F