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Happy Birthday William "Buckwheat" Thomas!
march 12, 2015
Posted on 03/12/2015 2:04:56 PM PDT by lowbridge
William "Billie" Thomas, Jr. (March 12, 1931 – October 10, 1980) was an American child actor best remembered for portraying the character of Buckwheat in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short films from 1934 until the series' end in 1944.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: buckwheat; littlerascals; ourgang
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:04:56 PM PDT
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lowbridge
To: lowbridge
Im amazed that these photos havent been scrubbed form the net since Obie was crowned!
Thanks!
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:06:30 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: lowbridge
Died young. Any photos of him as an adult. Even a normal name.
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:08:49 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Uncle Sy: "Beavers are like Ninjas, they only come out at night and they're hard to find")
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:09:33 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Uncle Sy: "Beavers are like Ninjas, they only come out at night and they're hard to find")
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:09:49 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Uncle Sy: "Beavers are like Ninjas, they only come out at night and they're hard to find")
To: lowbridge
Seems like just yesterday when he was assassinated on live television:
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:13:58 PM PDT
by
Boogieman
To: lowbridge
I heard Buckwheat went muslim....
and is now know as....
Kareema Wheat!!!
It’s a joke, I don’t think he really did.
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:14:22 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: lowbridge
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:21:51 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: Hot Tabasco
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:23:21 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: lowbridge
After Our Gang was discontinued, Thomas enlisted in the US Army in 1954, and was released from active military service in 1956 decorated with a National Defense Service Medal and a Good Conduct Medal
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:24:29 PM PDT
by
kidd
To: Hot Tabasco
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:33:35 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: lowbridge
Dan Rather says "Happy Birfday Buckwheats!"
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:40:07 PM PDT
by
nothingnew
(Hemmer and MacCullum are the worst on FNC)
To: johniegrad
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:41:32 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: johniegrad
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:42:10 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: DannyTN
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:42:30 PM PDT
by
MarchonDC09122009
(When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
To: BenLurkin
Looked a bit like Danny Glover.
To: lowbridge
It’s Buckwheat!
Hooray for Buckwheat!
To: PghBaldy; BenLurkin
To: PghBaldy
Jean Darling, Dickie Moore, Jerry Tucker, Sidney Kibrick & Robert Blake re still alive FWIW.
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posted on
03/12/2015 2:58:47 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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