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Post by mtw12055 on Mar 10, 2023 2:11:28 GMT -5
Updated, with Ardith and Mickey taken off the list. Also removed Jo-Jo, who has stated he never actually appeared in Our Gang. We’re unsure about Clyde Demback and Dickie Hall. Both have faded into obscurity. Also added Willie Mae Walton (long overdue).
Sidney Kibrick: July 2, 1928 Betsy Gay: February 2, 1929 Peggy Lynch: May 11, 1929 Eileen Bernstein: July, 1929 Priscilla Montgomery: July 19, 1929 Betta St. John: November 26, 1929 Willie Mae Walton: December 8, 1929 Marilyn Bourne: February 1, 1930 Payne Johnson: June 2, 1930 Patsy Currier: November 4, 1930 Elaine Merk: December 19, 1930 Billy Mindy: February 26, 1931 Laura June Kenny: June 8, 1931 Darryl Hickman: July 28, 1931 Valerie Lee: December 14, 1931 Clyde Demback August 8, 1934 Dickie Hall: September 15, 1934 Clyde Willson: May 7, 1935
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Post by mtw12055 on Mar 10, 2023 12:32:37 GMT -5
A name to add to the list - Gene Collins, who appeared in some of the MGM shorts. For years, he's been mistaken for the similar-looking Frank Lester Ward.
Sidney Kibrick: July 2, 1928 Betsy Gay: February 2, 1929 Peggy Lynch: May 11, 1929 Eileen Bernstein: July, 1929 Priscilla Montgomery: July 19, 1929 Betta St. John: November 26, 1929 Willie Mae Walton: December 8, 1929 Marilyn Bourne: February 1, 1930 Payne Johnson: June 2, 1930 Patsy Currier: November 4, 1930 Elaine Merk: December 19, 1930 Billy Mindy: February 26, 1931 Laura June Kenny: June 8, 1931 Darryl Hickman: July 28, 1931 Valerie Lee: December 14, 1931 Gene Collins: April 23, 1932 Clyde Demback August 8, 1934 Dickie Hall: September 15, 1934 Clyde Willson: May 7, 1935
It should be worth noting that this isn't necessarily a definitive list. There are younger kids from the MGM era who could still be alive... namely Rollie and Bobby Jones (Tisket and Tasket from "Kiddie Kure") and the guy who played Buckwheat's brother Big Shot (not to be confused with Cordell Hickman). But all have faded into obscurity. Plus, we still haven't been able to figure out Big Shot's real name. Hopefully call sheets or some other documentations from the MGM shorts will surface one day.
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Post by mtw12055 on Mar 12, 2023 23:07:36 GMT -5
Anyone able to find an obit for Laura June Kenny / Laura June Williams? IMDB says she died back in September. Edit: never mind. RIP. obituaries.tridentsociety.com/obituaries/laguna-woods-ca/laura-kenny-10951215Sidney Kibrick: July 2, 1928 Betsy Gay: February 2, 1929 Peggy Lynch (Margaret Kerry): May 11, 1929 Eileen Bernstein: July, 1929 Priscilla Montgomery: July 19, 1929 Betta St. John: November 26, 1929 Willie Mae Walton: December 8, 1929 Marilyn Bourne: February 1, 1930 Payne Johnson: June 2, 1930 Patsy Currier: November 4, 1930 Elaine Merk: December 19, 1930 Billy Mindy: February 26, 1931 Darryl Hickman: July 28, 1931 Valerie Lee: December 14, 1931 Gene Collins: April 23, 1932 Clyde Demback August 8, 1934 Dickie Hall: September 15, 1934 Clyde Willson: May 7, 1935
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Post by tboneator64 on Apr 19, 2023 10:58:55 GMT -5
Please forgive me if this has already been covered, but yesterday on Lord Heath's website (https://www.lordheath.com/Cecelia_Murray.html), I noticed a Cecelia (Sometimes spelled 'Cecilia') Murray, who's listed birth year is 1930, but no death date. Cecelia Murray appears in ANNIVERSARY TROUBLE (1935) and BEGINNER'S LUCK (1935). The only other clue is that she was born in New York.
CHEERS!
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Post by mtw12055 on Apr 19, 2023 11:35:22 GMT -5
Added her. There's a Roach Studio biography at the bottom of the Lord Heath page that mentions her birthday as Nov 29, 1929. I'll ask around and see if there's anything to add. A relative of Cecilia's posted here some years back claiming that Cecilia was related to Bud Murray (the dance choreographer who provided a good chunk of the talent for the Our Gang musicals). Besides the two Gang shorts, she did a photo shoot with Buckwheat and Scotty Beckett upon her arrival in Los Angeles, and also participated in a baseball photo shoot with the cast.
Sidney Kibrick: July 2, 1928 Betsy Gay: February 2, 1929 Peggy Lynch (Margaret Kerry): May 11, 1929 Eileen Bernstein: July, 1929 Priscilla Montgomery: July 19, 1929 Betta St. John: November 26, 1929 Cecilia Murray: November 29, 1929 Willie Mae Walton: December 8, 1929 Marilyn Bourne: February 1, 1930 Payne Johnson: June 2, 1930 Patsy Currier: November 4, 1930 Elaine Merk: December 19, 1930 Billy Mindy: February 26, 1931 Darryl Hickman: July 28, 1931 Valerie Lee: December 14, 1931 Gene Collins: April 23, 1932 Clyde Demback August 8, 1934 Dickie Hall: September 15, 1934 Clyde Willson: May 7, 1935
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