California Child Actor's Bill
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california-child-actor-s-bill-214-1085836
title:
California Child Actor's Bill
text:
The California Child Actor's Bill is a law applicable to child performers, designed to safeguard a portion of their earnings for when they reach the age of majority, and protect them from exploitation and abuse. The original Bill was passed in 1939 by the State of California in response to the plight of Jackie Coogan, who earned millions of dollars as a successful child actor only to discover, upon reaching adulthood, that his mother and stepfather had spent almost all of his money. Since then,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Law applicable to child performers
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Child_Actor%27s_Bill
date created:
2006-10-17T03:28:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T13:15:43Z
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