The Tragic Life & Death of Darla Hood From Our Gang

The Golden Age series Our Gang, The Little Rascals, features a cast of 40 different child performers during its production. However, one of the most memorable of those child performers has proved to be Darla Hood. After filming over 50 films in the Our Gang series, Darla went on to have a nice life. However, she died tragically from a mistake during a medical procedure. Join Facts Verse as we explore the tragic life, death and how did darla from little rascals die.Darla Hood was born on November 8, 1931, in Leedey Oklahoma. She is the only child of a bank worker, James, and a mother, Elizabeth, who teaches music. Given her mother’s predilection for musical teachings, Darla took to music at an early age. Seeing her daughter’s potential, Elizabeth began taking Darla to expensive singing and dancing classes at the age of only 3. That teacher sees great potential in Darla as well. She is able to convince Elizabeth to take her daughter out to New York City to try. And see if she can become...