Darla Jean Hood was an American child actress, best known as the female lead in the Our Gang series from 1935 to 1941.
18 Facts About Darla Hood
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Darla Hood's mother introduced her to singing and dancing at an early age, taking her to lessons in Oklahoma City.
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Darla Hood was hired and went to Culver City, California, to appear in the Our Gang series.
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Darla Hood used her real name in the series except for her debut, in which her character's name was "Cookie".
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Darla Hood made her debut at age four in the 1935 film Our Gang Follies of 1936 and was given a role in The Bohemian Girl with Laurel and Hardy.
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Darla Hood is well remembered for her coquettish character, typically the love interest of Alfalfa, Butch, or Waldo.
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When she outgrew her role in Our Gang, Darla Hood appeared in several other movies and attended school in Los Angeles.
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Darla Hood went solo with singing engagements in nightclubs and guest appearances on TV.
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Darla Hood was a regular on The Ken Murray Show from 1950 to 1951.
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In 1957, Darla Hood was a regular performer on The Merv Griffin Show for the American Broadcasting Network.
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In January 1959, Darla Hood released a new record, "My Quiet Village".
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Darla Hood did singing and voice-over on TV commercials, which included Campbell's Soup and Chicken of the Sea tuna.
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Darla Hood was featured in The Little Rascals Christmas Special as the voice of Spanky and Porky's mother.
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Darla Hood appeared in her own nightclub act at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, the Copacabana in New York, and the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Darla Hood was busy organizing the 1980 Little Rascals reunion for the Los Angeles chapter of The Sons of the Desert when she underwent an appendectomy at Canoga Park Hospital, Canoga Park, California.
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An autopsy disclosed that Darla Hood had contracted Hepatitis from a contaminated blood transfusion given during the operation which led to her death.
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Darla Hood's mother was unable to attend due to the emotional difficulty of the occasion.
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Darla Hood was an awfully nice person, a fine woman.