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Shirley Jean Rickert

Shirley Jean Rickert

Acting
25 Mar 1926
06 Feb 2009
Seattle, Washington, USA

Biography

Shirley Jean Rickert (March 25, 1926 – February 6, 2009) was an American child actress who was briefly the "blonde girl" for the Our Gang series in 1931, during the Hal Roach talkie period. At 18 months of age, Rickert won a local baby beauty contest, which emboldened her mother to move the family to Hollywood. She made her screen debut at the age of four in the short How's My Baby (1930), soon followed by her Our Gang debut, Helping Grandma in 1931. Rickert's most notable appearances were in t...

Also Known As

Shirley Jean , Shirley Jean Rickert Measures, Shirley Jean Measures, Shirley Jane Rickert , Shirley Jeane Rickert