The Resume

(August 23, 1922-September 4, 2015)
Born in Santa Monica, California
Birth name was Dorothy Jean LeVake
Appeared in 35 'Our Gang' shorts (1927-29)
Also appeared in 'Jane Eyre' (1933) and 'Babes in Toyland' (1934)

Why she might be annoying:

The Allmovie guide calls her the 'blonde bombshell' of the Our Gang kids, which seems an odd way to describe a five year old.
She turned down a chance to return to Hollywood in Mickey Rooney's Andy Hardy films.
She said, 'It is bad enough for an adult to reach the height of your career and after that to return to normal. As a child, it was disastrous.'

Why she might not be annoying:

She received a scholarship from the New York Municipal Opera Association.
She had a starring role in the original Broadway production of Carousel (1945).
After settling in Dublin in the 70s, she appeared on Irish public television as the presenter of 'Aunt Poppy's Story Time.'
She had over 50 short stories published in the Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen mystery magazines.
She was the last surviving cast member from the 'Our Gang' films' silent era.
She continued appearing at Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy conventions into her 80s.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 16]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8231922)
• Child Stars [1920s]
• Child Stars [1930s]
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Died in 2015 (Ranked: 93)
• I Portrayed Jane Eyre
• I Was a Child Star
• Look at Young Me and Old Me
• Musical Theater Star
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• Our Gang [Little Rascals]
• Profiles 24251-24500 (Ranked: 24334)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 105 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 67 Votes: 44.78% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 68 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 21 Votes: 28.57% Annoying