Jean Darling
Date of Birth: 23 August 1922, Santa Monica, California, USA
Date of Death: 4 September 2015, Rödermark, Hesse, Germany (undisclosed)
Having toured the world with husband, Kajar the Magician's Show 'Magicadabr', Jean Darling settled in Dublin and became an author of dozens of short mysteries for Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazines and Horror Fantasy for Whispers Magazine, etc. In 1980 she became Aunty Poppy (named for her home State flower) writing and telling over 450 children's story on both RTE radio and TV. Jean has also written several radio plays broadcast on RTE.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.2987 |
| Birthday | 1922-08-23 |
| Place of Birth | Santa Monica, California, USA |
| Also Known As | Dorothy Jean LeVake, |
1929
The Holy Terror
7/1
Mary Ann is becoming a serious problem to the other gang members and Joe was given the job of training and controlling her behavior.
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The Holy Terror
1927
Bring Home the Turkey
7/3
Habitually mistreated at the deceptively named Happyland Home Orphanage, the Our Gang kids find a loyal and kindhearted friend in the form of a black...
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Bring Home the Turkey
1927
Chicken Feed
6.667/3
Chicken Feed is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 66th Our Gang short subject released. The kids go t...
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Chicken Feed
1927
Yale vs. Harvard
9/1
The Gang turn to playing football, and face tough competition against the Gas House Garlics.
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Yale vs. Harvard
1927
The Old Wallop
7.5/2
Wheezer likes to hit people on the nose, and his folks encourage him to do so. Then the Gang wandering off climbing atop a construction site while the...
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The Old Wallop
1927
Heebee Jeebees
9/1
A hypnotist comes to town and puts the gang in animal-like trances. Now that the spell is off, the gang returns back to their usual roles. But then wh...
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Heebee Jeebees
1928
Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
6.786/7
The kids decide to put on a circus at the local hotel. Seeing various pets and other domestic animals dressed up like circus animals was very cute--pa...
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Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
1928
Fair and Muddy
8/1
Living in an orphanage, the gang has to deal with Amanda, a child-hating spinster. To receive a bequest from a rich uncle, she must acquire a child. T...
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Fair and Muddy
1928
Crazy House
7.167/3
Crazy House is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 76th Our Gang short that was released. It was the fi...
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Crazy House
1928
Growing Pains
8/1
Mary Ann has a liking toward Wheezer. Her mother tells her that if she gives him cod liver oil, he can become a giant. A circus giant comes to board,...
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Growing Pains
1928
Playin' Hookey
7/3
Wheezer gets excited watching his dog Pansy attack and rip apart the chickens and furniture in the back yard. His mother is upset, and his father take...
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Playin' Hookey
1953
The I Don't Care Girl
7.25/2
This semi-film within a film opens in the office of producer George Jessel, who never saw a camera he couldn't get in front of, who is holding a story...
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The I Don't Care Girl
1929
Boxing Gloves
6.2/10
The Rascals have a boxing arena that could pack them in if they could find fighters who would actually mix it up. Harry and Farina notice a rivalry be...
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Boxing Gloves
1929
Lazy Days
5.25/8
While the other kids and animals find things to do on the farm, Farina becomes single-minded in his quest to do nothing at all.
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Lazy Days
1929
Small Talk
5.813/8
The gang are all orphans, hoping to be adopted by nice families where "spinach is not on the menu". Wheezer, the youngest child, gets adopted by a wea...
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Small Talk
1929
Railroadin'
6/8
The gang is playing around the railroad station, and Joe and Chubby's father, an engineer, lectures against the kids playing in such a dangerous area....
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Railroadin'
1934
Jane Eyre
5.167/12
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she mee...
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Jane Eyre
1927
Seeing the World
7.1/5
In this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to Europe after winning a local contest. He takes them on a t...
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Seeing the World
1927
Baby Brother
6.5/7
Joe Cobb is a wealthy child who longs for a baby brother. His nursemaid takes him to the other side where he meets some kids his age (the rest of Our...
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Baby Brother
1928
The Ol' Gray Hoss
6.333/3
This story revolves around an old man who feels alone in the world aside from the gang who keeps him company and his old horse. He runs a horse and bu...
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The Ol' Gray Hoss
1928
The Spanking Age
6.667/3
Mary Ann Jackson and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins are the children of a widowed inventor who are forced to endure the cruelties of their stepmother and st...
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The Spanking Age
1929
Little Mother
6.833/3
Little Mother is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldw...
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Little Mother
1929
Cat, Dog & Co.
6.667/3
Farina, Joe, and friends use dogs to power their "roadsters," but following a lesson from the head of the Be Kind to Animals Society, they make it the...
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Cat, Dog & Co.
2011
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
7.7/19
The lives of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), on the screen and behind the curtain. The joy and the sadness, the success and the...
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Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
1929
Bouncing Babies
6.25/6
With Wheezer's new baby brother getting all the attention, he tries to send the baby back.
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Bouncing Babies
1927
Tired Business Men
7.667/3
Tired Business Men is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 60th Our Gang short subject released.
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Tired Business Men
1928
Rainy Days
7.167/3
Jay and Wheezer are left alone on a rainy afternoon when Mom goes out to run errands. But when their friends drop by and trash the place, the boys mus...
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Rainy Days
1927
Olympic Games
7.333/3
While the world watches the Olympic Games in Stockholm, the Rascals gather at the flats for their own games. Whether it's the shot put, the hurdles, t...
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Olympic Games
1929
Saturday's Lesson
7/4
A man dressed as the devil scares the gang into minding their mothers.
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Saturday's Lesson
1934
Babes in Toyland
6.298/156
Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little...
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Babes in Toyland
1929
Fast Freight
8.5/2
Fast Freight is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film. It was the 85th Our Gang short that was released. The gang takes a tramp's train ride and en...
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Fast Freight
1929
Noisy Noises
7.833/3
Joe Cobb is suffering through a toothache as well as having to babysit his little brother Rupert who won't stop crying. Every effort to calm Rupert is...
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Noisy Noises
1928
School Begins
8/1
One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the unenviable ritual...
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School Begins
1929
Wiggle Your Ears
6.833/3
This is a really strange, but thought provoking film. Here, beloved Mary literally lets Harry Spear kick her behind, spend her money on him, and force...
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Wiggle Your Ears
1927
Dog Heaven
5.833/12
Poor Pete the Pup. He wants to hang himself because his master, Joe, has given up playing with him and going fishing for the love of a girl. A dog fri...
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Dog Heaven
1927
Ten Years Old
6.5/3
Ten Years Old is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 58th Our Gang short subject released. It was remad...
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Ten Years Old
2009
The Story of Hal Roach and Our Gang
0/0
This is a documentary that's included with the Our Gang mega-set of eight DVDs. This in on disc eight--the Bonus disc. It's a relatively short film of...
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