Carl Switzer skyrocketed to fame as freckle-faced Alfalfa in the "Our Gang" series – but it wouldn’t be a wonderful life for the actor. At age 31, the former child star was killed in a fight ...
Despite its child-friendly stylings and narrative, its thematic exploration of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss has resonated with more mature readers, cementing its status as a timeless classic ...
Carl Switzer was a child star best known for playing Alfalfa in the Little Rascals’ Our Gang series in the 1930s. Unfortunately, he suffered a tragic fate and was killed when he was only 31 ...
in a promotional still for a film in the Hal Roach/MGM 'Our Gang' (aka 'The Little Rascals') comedy series, circa 1937. (Photo by MGM Studios/MGM Studios/Getty Images) Flash to the present ...