A look back at the happy life and cause of tragic death of actress darla jean hood, one of the fans' favorite stars of 'the little rascals.' Darla went on to perform as the leading rascals actress in 51 of the popular short films plus a television movie She is the niece of the dentist, philip sherman, and is known for her overexcitement when receiving pet fish, often leading to their accidental deaths. 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. When the boys then find their driver canoodling with schoolmate darla (brittany ashton holmes), they decide they must break up the couple. For all her other our gang appearances, she carried out the role of darla
With her dimples and expressive betty boop eyes, hood asserted herself as the darling of our gang, holding her own against established castmates george spanky mcfarland, carl alfalfa switzer, and billie buckwheat thomas. Darla is a female given name of english origin which is a variant of darlene Darla means “darling” darla may refer to:
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