1. Darwood Kenneth Smith, known as Darwood Kaye, was an American child actor most notable for his semi-regular role as the bookish rich kid Waldo in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1937 to 1940.
11 Facts About Darwood Kaye
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Darwood Kaye had a small role in Hal Roach's 1937 Our Gang comedy Glove Taps.
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Darwood Kaye's first speaking part was in Hearts Are Thumps, released the same year.
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Darwood Kaye appeared with other Our Gang cast members in live performances in the early 1940s.
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Darwood Kaye is easily recognizable as a 'regular guy' in any juvenile company and conducts himself with good manners and lack of effrontery which distinguish him from Waldo.
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Darwood Kaye remained a semi-regular in Our Gang through 1940, by which time production of the series had moved from the Hal Roach studio to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Darwood Kaye appeared in a total of 21 Our Gang films.
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Darwood Kaye married another student attending La Sierra, Jean Venden, in June 1951, with whom he had four sons: Dan, David, Richard, and Donald.
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In 1957, the Smiths moved to Siam, where Darwood Kaye, now known as Pastor Ken Smith, did missionary work.
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Darwood Kaye died later that evening at Riverside Community Hospital, surrounded by his family.
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Darwood Kaye was buried at the Crestlawn Memorial Park in Riverside.