10 Facts About George McFarland

George McFarland was an American actor most famous for his appearances as a child as Spanky in the Our Gang series of short-subject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s.

George McFarland was born in Dallas, Texas, on October 2,1928, to Virginia Winifred and Robert Emmett George McFarland.

George McFarland contradicted the tale, saying that the name was given by a Los Angeles newspaper reporter.

Switzer's character became as much of a scene-stealer as the young George McFarland was, and the two boys' fathers fought constantly over screen time and star billing for their children.

Spanky George McFarland's only starring feature-film role was in the 1936 Hal Roach film General Spanky, an unsuccessful attempt to move the Our Gang series into features.

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Station executives prevented George McFarland from developing and expanding the show's format, and by 1960 George McFarland had quit the show.

In January 1994, George McFarland posthumously joined fellow alumnus Jackie Cooper to become one of only two Our Gang members to receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

George McFarland claimed that "Spanky's" bar on East 7th Street used his name and face for thirteen years without permission.

The lawsuit called for George McFarland to receive all of the internal merchandise and equipment featuring his likeness.

George McFarland appeared as "Spanky" in 95 Our Gang films between 1932 and 1942.