Janet Burston
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Born | Janet Elizabeth Burston January 11, 1935 Oakland, California, U.S. |
Died | March 3, 1998 | (aged 63)
Occupation | Child actor |
Years active | 1940–1947 |
Janet Elizabeth Burston (January 11, 1935 – March 3, 1998) the American child actress who was the final leading lady in the Our Gang short subjects series, replacing Darla Hood in 1942.
Career[]
Burston began her film career in the Our Gang film All About Hash as a background child character in 1940 at age five. Burston stayed as a background character for two years before replacing Darla Hood as leading lady in 1941. She stayed with the gang until the end of the series in 1944. She appeared in a few outside films as well, leaving show business in the late 1940s, eventually becoming a housewife.
Janet Burston married four times during her lifetime. After her retirement from acting, she kept a low profile and attended few Our Gang reunions.
Death[]
Burston died in her sleep on March 3, 1998. She was 63.
Our Gang filmography[]
- All About Hash (1940)
- Waldo's Last Stand (1940)
- Baby Blues (1941)
- Melodies Old and New (1942)
- Surprised Parties (1942)
- Doin' Their Bit (1942)
- Rover's Big Chance (1942)
- Benjamin Franklin, Jr. (1943)
- Family Troubles (1943)
- Calling All Kids (1943)
- Election Daze (1943)
- Little Miss Pinkerton (1943)
- Three Smart Guys (1943)
- Radio Bugs (1944)
- Tale of a Dog (1944)
- Dancing Romeo (1944)
External links[]
- Janet Burston at IMDb
- Janet Burston at AllMovie
- Meeting Janet Burston in 1995
- Janet Burston at Find a Grave
- Deaths from cancer in California
- 1935 births
- 1998 deaths
- American film actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- Our Gang
- American film actor, 1930s birth stubs