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Darla Hood Biography

Date of Birth:
Nov 8, 1931Birth Place:
Leedey, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

Darla Hood was one of Hollywood's most unlikely leading ladies. Plucked from obscurity at age three to test for Hal Roach in Hollywood, the Oklahoma native won a spot in Roach's "Our Gang" repertory, a troupe of kid performers whose comic two-reelers lifted the spirits of American moviegoers during the Great Depression. With her dimples and expressive Betty Boop eyes, Hood asserted herself as the darling of Our Gang, holding her own against established castmates George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas. Coquettishly batting her lashes as she sang and danced through many a production number, Hood was an object of affection for a generation of pre-adolescent boys, onscreen and off. Her appeal spread to features, where she partnered with Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase. With the dissolution of Our Gang in 1942, the teenager transitioned to work as a singer, recording artist and nightclub headliner. Hood, who later gave voice to such popul

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Darla Jean Hood (November 8, 1931 - June 13, 1979) was an American child actress, best known as the leading lady in the Our Gang series from 1935 to 1941. She released a dozen singles in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "My Quiet Village", a vocal rendition of the exotica classic by Les Baxter.

Darla Hood was born in Leedey, Oklahoma, the only child of music teacher Elizabeth Davner, and James Claude Hood, who worked in a bank. Hood's mother introduced her to singing and dancing at an early age, taking her to lessons in Oklahoma City. Just after her third birthday she was taken to New York City, where she was seen by Joe Rivkin, a casting director for Hal Roach Studios, who arranged a screen test. She was then taken to Culver City, California, to appear in the Our Gang movies.

When she outgrew her role in Our Gang, Hood appeared in several other movies and attended school in Los Angeles. While at Fairfax High School, she organized a vocal group called the Enchanters with four boys. Shortly after graduation, the quartet was booked by producer and star Ken

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Biography[]

Character:Darla Hood
Birthday: November 8, 1931
Place of Birth: Leedey, Oklahoma
Date of Death: June 13, 1979
Place of Death: North Hollywood, California
First Short:Our Gang Follies Of 1936
Last Short:Wedding Worries
Number of Shorts: 50
Year Active: 1935–1979
History: Darla Hood was the sweetheart heartthrob for boys from 5 to 9 years old and still is for over 50 years. She had a great big beaming smile that made everyone happy. Her likeness in some form or another can be found in practically every form of Our Gang merchandise.
Her mother very nearly named her "Dorla", but one misspelling was all it took to cement her as the one true darling. Her father was a banker, but her mother encouraged her with singing and dancing lessons in Oklahoma City. Casting agent Joe Rivkin discovered her after the conductor of the Edison Hotel in New York City's Times Square put her on stage to sing. Darla was soon whisked off to California with a seven-year contract and quickly written into Our Gang Follies Of 1936, already in production. In that short and du