Allen Hoskins

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Allen Clayton "Farina" Hoskins (born August 9, 1920 in Boston , Massachusetts , USA ; † July 26, 1980 in Oakland , California , USA) was an American film actor .

Life

Allen Hoskins is considered to be one of the very first African American film actors. At the age of two he was in 1922 in One Terrible Day , an episode of the well-known series The Little Rascals , in front of the camera. By 1933, he starred in 109 episodes (more films than any other actor in the series) and most recently earned $ 250 a week. This made him one of the highest paid black actors of his time. His nickname, "Farina", was meant rather ironically, since Farina (Italian for flour) is a type of flour available in the USA . After leaving the Kleine Trolchen in 1933, he only appeared in five other feature films, the last in 1936. However, in adulthood he was unable to build on the success of his early years. He also failed as a theater actor, as they only wanted to cast him in vaudeville productions.

Hoskins fought as a soldier in World War II and then completely retired from acting. He became a social worker taking care of homeless youth in the Los Angeles area who had problems with alcohol and other drugs . Hoskins was married until his death and had several children. Shortly before his 60th birthday, Hoskins died of cancer.

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SURNAME Hoskins, Allen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoskins, Allen Clayton (full name); Hoskins, Farina (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts , USA
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1980
Place of death Oakland , California , USA