Successful post-Rascals career as a sales manager with Philco-Ford and a lecturer. Alarmist warnings about beaver-derived castoreum are overblown: its use is now exceedingly rare, and the typical consumer is unlikely to ever encounter castoreum in food. Robert Blake: (“Mickey,” but inexplicably listed above as “Spanky”): Appeared in 40 installments. Very long and successful post-Rascals career in films and television. He called the boy's beloved dog a nuisance and said he would send it to the pound. "He managed to change with the business," said his son, John. He died of a stroke at age 56. Successful post-Rascals career with RCA. Aww, Dr. Fitch "Coop" Cooper. The best. Prior to a detailed analysis of their longevity, however, we should first dispose of a couple of names that don’t belong on this list: So, what do we find? Successful post-Rascals career as a film laboratory technician. Why 'The Rock' is endorsing THIS candidate, Dave Chappelle returns to 'SNL' -- 4 years after saying he'd 'give Trump a chance', 'SNL' cold open shows CNN celebrating Biden's win, mocks Trump's vote-count complaints, How celebrities are celebrating Joe Biden's victory: 'It's a party in the USA! Married, raised two children, and died of a heart attack at age 80. You rely on Snopes, and we rely on you. Two of the actors (7%) were killed in accidents (and one of them was a military pilot, a high-risk occupation). "You can't really say that about many people.". Classifying this entry about a purported Our Gang curse as “True” or “False” is a bit problematic: Although the facts stated in the example above are mostly true, we’ve listed this item as false because the implied significance of these facts — that they represent an unusually high pattern of tragic deaths amongst a selected group — is not supported by the evidence: Remember Our Gang? Julie died in September of 1997. Successful post-Rascals career in show business and aerospace industry. Joe Cobb (“Joe”): Appeared in 86 installments. Died of a glandular ailment in early adulthood. Name: Jackie Cooper Nickname: None Played By: Jackie Cooper Born: 1922 Relatives: Grandmother, Mother, Dorothy (sister), Wheezer (possible step-brother) Clubs: None First Short: Boxing Gloves Last Short: Bargain Day Bio: Jackie Cooper was one of the first new stars of the Little Rascals after the Silent Films. (Maltin reports he was 18 years old at the time of his death; IMDb lists him as being 22.). “‘Little Rascals’ Actor Thomas Bond Dies.” Died of cancer at age 76. Scotty Beckett — He died at age 38 following a brutal beating. The truth is she died from blunt force trauma to her head from the baton of a police officer in New Mexico. Successful post-Rascals career in show business and mystery writing. Allen Clayton Hoskins, Jr. (“Farina”): Appeared in 105 installments.