14 March 2009

Cursed? Apparently so.

Courtesy of my friend Doug, this about what happened to Our Gang:
Alfalfa (Carl Switzer) was shot to death at 31.
Chubby (Norman Chaney, 300 pounds) died at 22 following an operation.
Buckwheat (Billie Thomas) died at 49 of a heart attack.
Darla (Darla Hood) died of hepatitis at 47.
Brisbane (Kendall McCormas) committed suicide at 64.
Froggy (William Robert Laughlin) was killed in a motor scooter accident at 16.
Mickey Daniels died of liver disease at 55.
Stymie (Mathew Bear) died of a stroke at 56.
Scotty Beckett died of a brutal beating at 38.
Wheezer (Robert Hutchins) was killed in an airplane accident at 19.
Pete the Pup was poisoned by an unknown assailant in 1930.
Spanky (George McFarland) died at 64.
Waldo (Darwood Kaye) was killed by a hit-and-run driver at 73.
Mickey (Michael Gubitosi, aka Robert Blake) was accused of murdering his wife.
Butch (Tommy Bond) currently lives in California.
As of 2009, the following Our Gang kids were still living:
Robert Blake
Jackie Cooper
Jean Darling
Mildred Kornman
Dorothy DeBorba
Sidney Kibrick
Leonard Landy
Dickie Moore
Jackie Lynn Taylor
Jerry Tucker

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