How was Jackie Cooper related to Norman Taurog?

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Director Norman Taurog, wearing a hat and glasses, sits beside actor Mickey Rooney, who is smiling, on the set of the film Boys Town, with camera equipment visible behind them. — Norman Taurog Norman Taurog (right) with Mickey Rooney on the set of *Boys Town* (1938).

Jackie Cooper was the nephew of American director Norman Taurog. Cooper famously starred in Taurog's 1931 film Skippy, a role that helped establish Taurog’s reputation for being particularly adept at directing child actors.1