Child actor Jackie Cooper passed away Tuesday at the age of 88. He was the first child actor (age 9) ever to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the movie Skippy in 1931.
What you probably never knew about Jackie Cooper was that he attended the U.S. Navy training program at the University of Notre Dame -- and that he was dismissed from the program. Here's a link to the story:
LINK: COOPER DISMISSED FROM NOTRE DAME