Sherwood Bailey
Sherwood Bailey | |
|---|---|
 Sherwood Bailey, 1939 | |
| Born | August 6, 1923 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 1987 (aged 64) |
| Other names | Spud |
| Occupation(s) | Child actor, civil engineer |
| Years active | 1928–1956 |
Sherwood Bailey (August 6, 1923 – August 6, 1987) was an American
short subjects
series from 1931 to 1932. Spud was characterized as the mama's-boy type who got away with everything and who also liked the girls a lot.
Bailey's most notable appearance was that of the spoiled, bratty stepbrother of
eggs
can talk and is later pushed down a well by his own dog, Nero. Bailey left the Our Gang series in 1932 at the age of nine.
Bailey quietly left the film industry in 1956. Before retiring from his professional acting career in 1956, Bailey appeared in a few movies, including The Big Stampede (1932) with John Wayne, Too Many Parents (1936), and Young Tom Edison (1940) with Mickey Rooney.
He graduated from
UCLA
but did not graduate. He later earned his state civil engineering license and worked as a civil engineer in Huntington Beach.
Death
He died of cancer on his 64th birthday.[1]
References
- ISBN 0-517-58325-9