A look back at the happy life and cause of tragic death of actress darla jean hood, one of the fans' favorite stars of 'the little rascals.' Darla went on to perform as the leading rascals actress in 51 of the popular short films plus a television movie She is the niece of the dentist, philip sherman, and is known for her overexcitement when receiving pet fish, often leading to their accidental deaths. Child actor darla (originally dorla) jean hood, born in leedey, oklahoma, on november 4, 1931, reached stardom as the leading lady in our gang comedies at the age of four. For all her other our gang appearances, she carried out the role of darla Darla is a female given name of english origin which is a variant of darlene
Darla means “darling” darla may refer to: 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.
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