Jackie Cooper, Superman Boss and Oscar-Caliber Kid Star, Dead at 88

Jackie Cooper, who played Daily Planet editor Perry White in Christopher Reeve's Superman movies, died Tuesday at a Beverly Hills hospital of a sudden illness. He was 88.

The onetime kid actor remains the youngest person ever to be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar, thanks to his role in 1931's Skippy. Cooper also garnered Emmys for directing episodes of M*A*S*H* and The White Shadow. [TMZ]