JACKIE COOPER - AUTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: EL BRENDEL - HFSID 54299

JACKIE COOPER and EL BRENDEL
Both sign a 5x4 piece of Hollywood Canteen note paper.
Signatures: "Jackie/Cooper", "El Brendel", 5½x4¼ stationery from the Hollywood Canteen. There is a third, unidentified signature. Printed caption: "Write a letter home." Child film star JACKIE COOPER (1922-2011) appeared first in Hal Roach's "Our Gang" comedies, then earned an Oscar nomination as Skippy (1931). He co-starred with Wallace Beery in several films of the 1930s, including The Champ and Treasure Island. As an adult, his film opportunities diminished, but Cooper had two hit TV series in the 1950s, The People's Choice and Hennessy. He won an Emmy (1973) for directing episodes of M*A*S*H. Cooper played newspaper editor Perry White in all four of the Christopher Reeves Superman movies (1981-1987). He also produced several TV programs. EL BRENDEL (1890-1964) was a vaudeville entertainer with a trademark false Swedish accent, given to expressions like "Yumpin Yiminy." From 1929 to 1931 he appeared in many Fox Studio films in comic relief roles. Occasionally, as in Just Imagine (1930), he was the top-billed star. Later he made two-reel comedies for Columbia Pictures, including Blitzkiss (1941). In the 1950s he made a comeback with guest spots on television. Fold crease through signature. Lightly creased at upper left corner. Lightly worn at lower and right margin. Lightly soiled. Otherwise, fine condition.