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Post by gullythumper on Sept 30, 2005 5:25:51 GMT -5
I'm new to this site and am fascinated by it. I have a question and haven't been able to find the answer in all the info given here. I was told that there was a "character" in the Little Rascals called "Freckles". I can find no reference to this anywhere in the site. Did this character exist and who played him?  G |
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Post by zootmoney on Sept 30, 2005 10:58:21 GMT -5
There was not a character officially known as "Freckles." However, I have seen vintage articles, advertisements, and memorabilia that list Mickey Daniels, Jay R. Smith, and Harry Spear as being called "Freckles." So, it appears that it was a nickname given by people who either did not know the kids' real names, or who assumed the public wouldn't know their real names.
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Post by ina on Sept 30, 2005 10:58:52 GMT -5
Hi gullythumper, and welcom to the message board!
The only character that I can think of is Mickey Daniels, the former child actor who starred in the original "Our Gang" series that began in 1922. Sadly, Mickey died in 1970 at age 55.
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Post by rascalwatcher on Sept 30, 2005 12:24:20 GMT -5
In Jean Darling's book, she refers to Harry Spear as "Freckles". Perhaps "Freckles" was a nickname given to some of the gang, even if it was never used onscreen, much like Farina being called "Sonny" by everyone on the set.-
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Post by gullythumper on Sept 30, 2005 17:55:46 GMT -5
Thanks so much for all your replies. Here's the reason I asked that question::: I'm searching for my birth family(I'm adopted) and in the search my investigator was given some info from someone who said one of my cousins, a Harry "Red" Beppler played a character called Freckles in Our Gang/Little Rascals, but I never remembered that character. ("course that was a few years back,ha ha) Looks like for now this was a dead end in my search. Thanks again for all the replies...
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Post by zootmoney on Sept 30, 2005 19:51:02 GMT -5
Yeah- that name is unfamiliar. IMDB doesn't list anyone named "Beppler" as having appeared in any film- not that they are always accurate. It is possible that he was an extra in a film, or films. There are several unidentified kids out there, but none of the major players.
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Post by maliejandra on Sept 30, 2005 23:21:29 GMT -5
They call Mickey Daniels that on that 50s show where they all had a reunion- well, not all of them, but Joe Cobb, Mickey Daniels, Jackie Condon, etc etc.
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Post by sidewayscap on Oct 4, 2005 20:28:24 GMT -5
Mickey had no teeth! The poor guy should not have opened his mouth.
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Post by maliejandra on Oct 5, 2005 8:46:07 GMT -5
Yes, it was really sad to see that. And you could tell he was nervous. He died in such a sad way too, in obscurity with no one to claim the body.  |
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Post by zootmoney on Oct 15, 2005 17:38:19 GMT -5
Here is a 1928 newspaper article, referring to Harry Spear as Freckles.  |
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Post by ina on Oct 16, 2005 0:03:12 GMT -5
Speaking of Mickey Daniels again, I vaguely remember reading that he has a daughter. It this true? If so, how is she? Is she still living?
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Post by zootmoney on Oct 16, 2005 3:14:11 GMT -5
I also read that he had a daughter, but have no idea if she is alive- or where she is. Here is another newspaper photo that shows the cast holing a sign referring to Harry Spear as "Freckles."  |
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Post by Buppster on Oct 25, 2018 7:41:49 GMT -5
Even the local small town versions of Our Gang, often orchestrated by local cinemas or newspapers, frequently had a 'Freckles'...  |
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