She later became a successful mystery writer.
More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Darling
Posted on 09/07/2015 9:30:38 PM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: End of an era: Silent film actress Jean Darling, star of Our Gang comedies, dies in Germany aged 93
Silent film actress Jean Darling has died aged 93.
The Our Gang star passed away on September 4 in a nursing home in Germany, her son Roy Bowen told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday.
The former child star appeared in dozens of 'Our Gang' comedy shorts, and was one of the last remaining silent films stars.
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A four-year-old Darling began appearing in the shorts in 1926, and appeared in 46 shorts and four 'talkies' about the childhood pals, reports Deadline.
The California native also appeared on Broadway in Count Me In in 1952.
And she originated the role of Carrie Pipperidge in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s original production of Carousel in 1945, and appeared in 850 consecutive performances.
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Was she “Darla”?
RIP
RIP
Been a rough week.
I think I must be getting old.
I remember when my family got our first TV (early 50’s) and my earliest TV memories were of Our Gang. Sad.
I never knew her name, but I recognize that face. RIP.
It's the pictures that got small.
Dittos to that. Route 66 was ‘Do not miss TV’. A very well written, acted and directed TV series.
I loved that show and the song. Anybody’s version of the song.
Our Gang, 1930
(L to R) Pete the pup, Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins, Jean Darling, Mary Ann Jackson, Allen "Farina" Hoskins, Harry Spear, Joe Cobb, Norman "Chubby" Chaney.
Click here for a good interview and more pix, including with Laurel and Hardy: http://benny-drinnon.blogspot.com/2012/03/jean-darling.html
Jean Darling in the Broadway hit CAROUSEL, 1945
Milner died?
Oh wow, RIP
Thanks for the link.
Rip
(and I am feeling old) :(
:)
“I never knew her name.....”
Same here. I remember watching reruns of Our Gang and Little Rascals in the late 70’s to early 80’s.
I wonder when “Spanky” and “Mrs. Crabtree” passed.
Sometime in the 80’s? I was watching Saturday Night Live and on their “News” program they did a B-day announcement. The posted a pic of a 60 year old man and said “so and so (I can’t remember his real name) turned 60 today” Everyone looked at the picture and was blank. The person doing the “News” then said “For those of you who don’t know who so and so is) Then they flashed a picture of Spanky from “Our Gang” and the studio audience roared!
Spanky passed away in 1993 and miss crabtree passed away in 1984.
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