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Carl Dean Switzer (August 7, 1927 [1] – January 21, 1959) was an American child actor, comic singer, dog breeder, and guide. He was best known for his role as Alfalfa in the Our Gang series of short-subject comedies. Switzer (rhyming with "Schweitzer", as referenced in the 1939 film Alfalfa's Aunt) began his
Switzer was born in Paris, Illinois, the first son of George Frederick (1905–1960) and Gladys C. Shanks Switzer (1904–1997).He and younger brother, Carl, became famous around their hometown for their musical talent and performances; both sang and played a number of instruments.
Switzer and Collingwood got along well and married in Las Vegas three months later. [4] In 1956, with his money running out and Diantha pregnant, his mother-in-law offered them a farm near Pretty Prairie, Kansas. Their son, Justin Lance Collingwood Switzer [4] (later Justin Lance Collingwood Eldridge) [5] was born that year. [4] They divorced ...
After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Bond returned to acting, and appeared in two Gas House Kids features alongside former on-screen rival Carl Switzer. In the late 1940s, Bond became the first actor to portray cub reporter Jimmy Olsen in two Superman film serials: Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950).
Carl Switzer (a.k.a. Alfalfa from 'The Little Rascals') played Freddie Othello. Switzer played the character who pushes the button that opens the gym floor to reveal the pool—but he is ...
Switzer is the surname of the following people Barbara Switzer (born 1940), English trade unionist; Barry Switzer (born 1937), American football coach; Bill Switzer (born 1984), Canadian actor; Bob Switzer (1914–1997), American inventor of fluorescent paint; Carl Switzer (1927–1959), American actor and singer
Twenty-six-year-old Clooney played older sister Betty and 33-year-old Vera-Ellen played the younger sister Judy. Even more striking is the age difference between Rosemary and her male counterpart.
Switzer was born on October 5, 1937, in Crossett, Arkansas, to parents Frank Mays Switzer and Mary Louise Switzer. [4] In early February 1954, Barry and his younger brother Donnie were home in rural Ashley County, Arkansas with their mother and father when it was raided by the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission and the Arkansas State Police, which found untaxed contraband liquor.