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Shirley Jean Rickert (1926–2009)

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Shirley Jean Rickert won a baby contest in Seattle when she was about 1-1/2 and her mother relocated the entire family to Hollywood, as she was sure she had a child star. Her first movie was How's My Baby? with Monte Collins and T. Roy Barnes. Shortly after that she went on an interview at the Hal Roach studio and became a part of the "Our Gang" series... See full bio »

Born:

in Seattle, Washington, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
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Filmography

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1953 ABCs of Love (as Gilda)
 
1952 The Pace That Thrills
Girl (uncredited)
 
1952 Singin' in the Rain
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
 
1951 Royal Wedding
Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
 
1947 Good News
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1946 If I'm Lucky
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1944 Meet the People
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1943 In Old Oklahoma
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1943 Best Foot Forward
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1940 Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Kiki
 
1936 Crash Donovan
Young Girl (uncredited)
 
1935 I Live My Life
Child at Christmas Party (uncredited)
 
1935 The Drunkard
Julia (as Shirley Jean)
 
1935 Straight from the Heart
Austin's Daughter (uncredited)
 
1934 One Hour Late
Child (uncredited)
 
1934 'Neath the Arizona Skies
Nina (as Shirley Jane Rickert)
 
1934 I'll Fix It
Girl (uncredited)
 
1934 The Scarlet Letter
Humility Crakstone
 
1934 Mickey's Medicine Man (short)
Tomboy Taylor
 
1934 Mickey's Rescue (short)
Tomboy Taylor (uncredited)
 
1934 Mickey's Minstrels (short)
Tomboy Taylor
 
1933 Mickey's Tent Show (short)
Tomboy Taylor
 
1933 Mickey's Touchdown (short)
'Tomboy' Taylor
 
1933 Mickey's Race (short)
Tomboy Teri Taylor
 
1932 Love Pains (short)
Girl at Ice Cream Counter (uncredited)
 
1931 Fly My Kite (short)
Shirley
 
1931 Bargain Day (short)
Shirley
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Shirley Jean Rickert
 
1931 Little Daddy (short)
Shirley
 
1931 Love Business (short)
Shirley (as Our Gang)
 
1931 Helping Grandma (short)
Shirley (as Our Gang)
 
1930 Follow Thru
Little Cherub in the 'I Want To Be Bad' musical number (uncredited)
 
1930 How's My Baby? (short)
The Baby
 
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1940 Five Little Peppers in Trouble (performer: "The Blue Danube Waltz, Opus 314" 1867 - uncredited)
 
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1945 Mickey the Great (short)
Herself (uncredited) (also archive footage) / Tomboy Taylor #2 (uncredited) (also archive footage)
 
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1955 The Little Rascals (TV series)
Shirley (1931)
 

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Alternate Names:

Our Gang | Gilda | Shirley Jean | Shirley Jean Rickert Measures | Shirley Jean Measures | Shirley Jane Rickert | Shirley Rickert | Shirley Jean Ricketts | Shirley Ricketts
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Detroit was one of the towns where I would appear on a kiddie TV show on Saturday morning as Shirley Jean of the Our Gang/Little Rascals, and disrobe on stage at night for the little kiddies' parents. See more »

Trivia:

After her film career (early 1950s) she became a blonde-maned exotic dancer who professionally went by "Gilda and Her Crowning Glory" and played both in the States and Canada. See more »

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