Mary Ann Jackson

Mary Ann Jackson (born January 14, 1923 in Los Angeles , California , † December 17, 2003 ) was an American child actress .

life and career

Mary Ann Jackson was born the daughter of actress Charlotte Jackson (1891-1992). Her older sister Peaches (1913-2002) and her younger brother Dickie Jackson (1925-1993) also worked as child actors. Mary Ann made her first film in 1925 at the age of two. In the following years, still during the silent film era , she played “Baby Smith” in a series of short film comedies about the Smith family. She also starred in a few Mickey McGuire films with Mickey Rooney in the title role.

However, she achieved greater fame as Mary Ann with Die Kleine Strolchen (Our Gang) , where she appeared in over 30 short films between 1928 and 1931. Often used as the older sister of Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins , Jackson, with her black bob haircut and freckles, stood in contrast to the usually petite girls among the little rascals. The almost reckless and biting manner was also unusual compared to the more feminine girls in the short film series such as Darla Hood . She made the transition from silent films to talkies at the end of the 1920s without any problems. Her filmography mainly includes short film comedies like Our Gang and Family Smith , but also small roles in some feature films like The Red Mill (1927) and Laughing Sinners (1931). After the little rascals short film Fly My Kite (1931) Jackson ended her career as a child actress after more than 75 films. Mary Ann Jackson's only later contact with the film industry was her work as a double of Edith Fellows in the teen comedy Her First Beau from the year 1941st

In later life, Mary Ann Jackson worked as a saleswoman for the May Company department store chain in Los Angeles. She married at the age of 20 but became a widow. She lived in the San Fernando Valley for many years with her second husband and two daughters . Jackson gave interviews about her career as a child actress and was positive about her time with the Little Rascals. In December 2003, she died of a heart attack one month before her 81st birthday.

Web links

Commons : Mary Ann Jackson - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

↑ Charlotte Jackson. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
↑ Peaches Jackson. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1992). The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang. New York: Crown Publishing / Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-517-58325-9 .

personal data
SURNAME	Jackson, Mary Ann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American child actress, among others with the little rascals
DATE OF BIRTH	January 14, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Los Angeles , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH	December 17, 2003
Place of death	Los Angeles , California , United States

[1] Charlotte Jackson. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .

[2] Peaches Jackson. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .

[3] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1992). The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang. New York: Crown Publishing / Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-517-58325-9 .