Shirley Jean Rickert
Shirley Jean Rickert | |
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Exotic Dancer | |
Years active | 1927–1973 |
Shirley Jean Rickert (March 25, 1926 – February 6, 2009) was an American
Career
At 18 months of age, Rickert won a local baby beauty contest, which emboldened her mother to move the family to Hollywood. were the centerpiece of her precocious performance.
After Rickert left the Our Gang series, she had a brief movie career, including starring roles as Tomboy Teri Taylor alongside
People are so amazed to hear I went from movies into burlesque. Well, I'll tell you, I prefer burlesque because it's not so immoral as the movie business.
— Shirley Jean Rickert, 1955 news article[5]
In the mid-1970s, she became a traveling saleswoman for industrial hardware, surprising potential clients with her starring roles in Our Gang.[4] Later, she performed in local theater productions, helped to maintain a Web fansite, and made occasional public appearances. She also sold her crafts at a local shop with her daughter's family.[4]
Death
Rickert died in a nursing home on February 6, 2009, after a long illness.[4] She was 82.
Filmography
References
- ^ Shirley Jean Rickert ls. "An Interview With ..." (Interview). Interviewed by Mike Fitzgerald. Western Clippings. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Shirley Jean Rickert". The Telegraph. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ York, Cal (November 1930). "Let's Drop In and Gossip With Old Cal York!". Photoplay. 308 (6): 98. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
Pseudonym, see Cal York.
- ^ a b c d e "Shirley Jean Rickert, 82, 'Our Gang' Star, Dies". The New York Times. The Associated Press. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ a b Mosby, Aline (23 July 1955). "Children's 'New' TV Favorite Is 1930 Antique Movie Series". Madera Tribune. UP. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (12 February 2009). "Shirley Jean Rickert dies at 82; child star of 'Our Gang' comedies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
External links
- Shirley Jean Rickert at IMDb
- Shirley Jean Rickert at AllMovie
- Shirley Jean Rickert's home page
- Rickerts with childhood photo of herself in Little Rascals
- "Farewell to Gilda and Her Crowning Glory..." The Horny Time Traveler (blog). 14 February 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2017.