Junior Durkin


About

Also Known As
Trent Durkin
Birth Place
New York, New York
Born
July 02, 1915
Died
May 04, 2035
Cause of Death
Car Accident

Biography

Child performer who appeared on stage (notably in "Poppy" with W.C. Fields) and vaudeville. Durkin entered films in 1930 and starred as Huckleberry Finn in the Jackie Coogan "Tom Sawyer" (1930) and "Huckleberry Finn" (1934). He was killed at age 20 when the car Jackie Coogan's father was driving home from a hunting trip in Mexico was forced from the road by another auto; all died except ...

Biography

Child performer who appeared on stage (notably in "Poppy" with W.C. Fields) and vaudeville. Durkin entered films in 1930 and starred as Huckleberry Finn in the Jackie Coogan "Tom Sawyer" (1930) and "Huckleberry Finn" (1934). He was killed at age 20 when the car Jackie Coogan's father was driving home from a hunting trip in Mexico was forced from the road by another auto; all died except Jackie Coogan.

Life Events

Family

Florence Edwards
Mother

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