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Relatives. Harold "Slim" Switzer (brother) Carl Dean Switzer (August 8, 1927 [ 1] – January 21, 1959) was an American singer, child actor, dog breeder, and guide. He was best known for his role as Alfalfa in the short subjects series Our Gang . Switzer began his career as a child actor in the mid-1930s appearing in the Our Gang short subjects ...
Apr 4, 2022 · It was a steady, but not so slow decline from child star to adult felon. His short, tragic life was an absolute train wreck—but, as the story unfolds, just try and look away. 1. He Loved Music. Paris was the birthplace of American actor Carl Switzer—except it was the one in Illinois, not France. The date was August 8, 1927, and Switzer was ...
Nov 13, 2009 · Carl Dean Switzer, the actor who as a child played Alfalfa in the Our Gang comedy film series, dies at age 31 in a fight, allegedly about money, in a Mission Hills, California, home. Alfalfa, the ...
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May 14, 2024 · Carl Switzer was born on August 7, 1927, in Paris, Illinois. He entered show business at a young age along with his brother Harold Switzer. Both brothers auditioned for Hal Roach's Our Gang series (via The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang), and Carl was cast as Alfalfa, a character that would become one of the most beloved figures in the series' history.
May 9, 2022 · Carl's death. Some time in late 1958 or early 1959, according to Film Daily, Switzer agreed to train a hunting dog for Moses Stiltz. However, the dog ran off at some point, and either Stiltz or Switzer offered a reward for the return of the lost animal. (The Los Angeles Times claims that it was Stiltz who offered the reward.)
Sometime in late 1958 or early 1959, Switzer agreed to train a hunting dog for Moses Stiltz — but the dog ran off, and either Stiltz or Switzer offered a reward for the return of the lost animal. When the dog was returned to the bar where Switzer was working, Switzer paid the good Samaritan $35, plus about $15 of drinks on the house. At some ...
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Mar 28, 2022 · Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer was born in Paris, Illinois in 1927. He grew up during the Depression and his parents were unemployed and broke. In 1935, the family took a trip to Los Angeles.
