Ever Wonder what happened to The "Our Gang Actors"?

Question

Remember Our Gang?

What ever happened to those people?

Well, here it is...........sad...........!

...THE OUR GANG CURSE...



Alfalfa --

Carl Switzer was shot to death at age 31.

Chubby --

300-pound Norman Chaney died at age 22 following an operation.

Buckwheat --

William Thomas died at age 49 of a heart attack.

Darla Hood --

The Our Gang leading lady contracted hepatitis and died at age 47.

Brisbane! --

Kendall McCormas, known as Breezy Brisbane, committed suicide at age 64.

Froggy -- William Robert Laughline was killed in a motor scooter accident at age 16.

Mickey Dan iels --

He died of liver disease at 55.

Stymie --

Mathew Bear led a life of crime and drugs. He died of a stroke at age 56.

Scotty Beckett --

He died at age 38 following a brutal beating.

Wheezer --

Robert Hutchins was killed in an airplane accident at age 19.

Pete the Pup --

He was poisoned by an unknown assailant.

Butch --

Currently lives in California .

and Spanky.......

Robert Blake was accused of murdering his wife

Answer 1

Maybe not so much a curse, but think about how they were treated as child actors. This was back when you could hit a child and not go to jail. They were probably mistreated by agents, and parents, and directors, etc, and they all developed social problems. Of course, some of these things are just bad luck, but others, are because of their unusual upbringing.
Side note, I don't think Robert Blake played Spanky.

Answer 2

Part of the problem of not being able to make the transition from child actor to adult actor.