Damn if Mz. Molly Flynn didn't come in and steal my thunder this week.
Only minutes in front of a late field....
she is the Grand Prize winner this week with the one and only....
Carl Dean "Alfalfa" Switzer.
Carl Dean "Alfalfa" Switzer.
--Born in the small town of Paris, Illinois near the Indiana border and was discovered by Hal Roach in the cafeteria of the Hal Roach studios while on a sightseeing trip with his brother and family.
--Later in life he was a professional dog breeder and trainer....training dogs from Hollywood Stars such as Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart.
--Being a Child Star is a bitch.....
He died at 31 after trying to collect on a $50 loan.....while intoxicated.
53 years ago tomorrow.
--His brother Harold....after spending 5 years as a background player in "Our Gang", operated a successful Speed Queen franchise servicing washers and dryers. At age 42.....he shot and killed a customer over a dispute.....then drove to the desert and killed himself!
Other useless facts, that were too "Googleable"....
--He died on the same day as Cecil B. DeMille.....who overshadowed the news that day.
--Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were Alafalfa's son's Godparents!
--Had small roles in BIG movies like,
"It's a Wonderful Life"/"White Christmas"
"The Ten Commandments" and "The Defiant Ones"
Marty
Goreville, IL
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