Biography in "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives., Volume One, 1981-1985," pp. 174-176. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
I gave Douglas Fairbanks the idea of doing 'The Black Pirate.' I sat with Doug and Mary at the Photoplay Awards. I had just read Howard Pyle's 'Book of Pirates,' and I told Doug all about the book. After dinner Doug said to my father, 'Big Jack, can...
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John Leslie Coogan
Los Angeles, California, USA
(age 69)
Santa Monica, California, USA