Interred at Hollywood Memorial Cemetery (now called Hollywood Forever), Hollywood, California, USA, in the Abbey of the Psalms, Sanctuary of Light, top row, halfway down the hall. She was born on November 8, 1931 at Leedey, Oklahoma, United States.
Darla Hood (“Darla”): Appeared in 42 installments. Darla's name is mentioned in the song "Purple Stain" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. She died on June 13, 1979.
Darla Jean Hood (November 4, 1931 – June 13, 1979) was an American child actress, best known as the leading lady in the Our Gang series from 1935 to 1941. Her tenure, with the "Little Rascals" was from 1935 to 1941. She’s adorable! Nov 25, 2018 - Explore Aurora Hill's board "Darla hood" on Pinterest. 1 It's a shock. Darla J Granson - May 7, 1961. She was American by natinoanliy. Darla Hood real name was Darla Jeanne Hood. Born in Leedey, Okla., Miss Hood lived in North Hollywood at her death.
Her parents were James Claude Hood, Jr., a banker, and Elizabeth Hood, who promoted her daughter's dancing and singing lessons. If you’ve never seen any of the Our Gang shorts, shame on you — they are wonderful. They'd be dying to meet me and yet I could see their faces fall when I walked into the room. Darla Hood was born in a small rural Oklahoma town on Sunday, November 8th, 1931, she grew up as dark-banged cute girl, Darla Hood began her association with the motley "Our Gang" group at the tender age of 2 1/2, as she stated on the The Jack Benny Program (1950). Here’s Darla stealing the hearts of the local boys. Successful post-Rascals career in show business as a singer/songwriter and voice-over artist. She was born in Leedey, Oklahoma, the only child of James Claude Hood and Elizabeth Davner. Brisbane — Kendall McCormas, known as Breezy Brisbane, committed suicide at age 64.-Truth! She was 48 years old.The cause was unknown, and an autopsy was scheduled, according to spokesmanuary for the Pierce Brothers Mortuary.Miss Hood appeared in 132 “Our Gang” comedy films from 1935 to 1942. Brett Anthony Granson - Oct 26, 1958..... 2). Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer was shot dead in 1959 age 31, William'Buckwheat' Thomas died of a heart attack age 49, Robert 'Bobby' Blake was tried and acquitted of his wife's murder, Tommy Bond and his wife were severely injured in a car crash in 1996 and Pete the Dog was fatally poisoned. Darla Hood was born in a small rural Oklahoma town on Sunday, November 8th, 1931, she grew up as dark-banged cute girl, Darla Hood began her association with the motley “Our Gang” group at the tender age of 2 1/2, as she stated on the The Jack Benny Program (1950). Thomas said that he had talked with Miss Hood occasionally by phone and that she had appeared with him and other original members of the cast on television talk show about four years ago.Born in Leedey, Okla., Miss Hood lived in North Hollywood at her death.She is survived by her husband, Jose Granson; a son, Brett Granson; a daughter, Darla Jo, and a stepdaugher, Robin.TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers.This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996.
Who can blame them for being smitten. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them.Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. See more ideas about Darla hood, Comedy short films, Rascal. After she grew up, fans who requested an autographed photo seemed disappointed when they received a current shot, so she sent out newly signed photos from her "Our Gang" days instead. Her father worked in a bank and her mother was a music teacher. One-time She had a hit record in 1957, with "I Just Wanna Be Free," and in January of 1959, she released a record, Quiet Village. HOLLYWOOD, June 15 (AP) — Darla Hood, the dark‐eyed, curly haired female member of the “Our Gang” kid comedy troupe of the 30's, died Wednesday in Canoga Park hospital. We got along real good as kids.”Mr. Jose Ernesto Granson wed Darla Jeanne Hood on June 16, 1956 or June 16 1958 in Clark County, Nevada. She was the most prominent of "Our Gang" and "Little Rascals" comical female children. Darla played the neighborhood femme fatale (at four years old!).
Both dates are in the Clark County, Nevada marriage records unless one is a typo. Child actor Darla (originally Dorla) Jean Hood, born in Leedey, Oklahoma, on November 4, 1931, reached stardom as the leading lady in Our Gang comedies at the age of four. She was an awful nice person, a fine woman. She was born in Leedey, Oklahoma, the only child of music teacher Elizabeth Davner, and James Claude Hood, who worked in a bank. She was Movies (Actress) by profession. Initially tutored on the Roach Studio lot by a Mrs. Alma Rubens, the series was later sold to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the gang then attended the famous "little red schoolhouse" on the MGM lot. Darla Jean Hood (November 8, 1931 - June 13, 1979) was an American child actress, best known as the leading lady in the Our Gang series from 1935 to 1941. Darla Hood — The Our Gang leading lady contracted hepatitis and died at age 47-Truth! She was the daughter of James Claude Hood (father) and Elizabeth Davner (mother). This time the woman was twenty-five year old Darla Hood (of “Our Gang” fame). Claimed that her parents never gave her a penny of the earnings she made from the "Our Gang" shorts. She is survived by her husband, Jose Granson; a son, Brett Granson; a daughter, Darla Jo, and a stepdaugher, Robin.
"Our Gang" shorts were in earlier years and a majority of them are silent. I felt I had let [my fans] down by not remaining a child.