Post by judgefoozle on Jun 5, 2010 12:25:19 GMT
Dorothy de Borba sadly passed away on 2nd June, after a long illness.
Report from the Los Angeles Times:
De Borba, whose married name was Haberreiter, died of emphysema Wednesday at a hospital in Walnut Creek, Calif., said her daughter, Janet Moorehead.
The daughter of a singer-dancer-actress and a drummer for the Paul Whiteman band, De Borba was 5 years old when she began appearing in the popular "Our Gang" series of comedy shorts produced at the Hal Roach Studios in Culver City.
She reportedly got the job after impressing Roach, who launched "Our Gang" in 1922, with her ability to cry on cue.
Beginning with "Pups Is Pups" in 1930 and ending with "Mush and Milk" in 1933, De Borba appeared in 24 "Our Gang" comedies alongside the gang's more famous stars such as Jackie Cooper, George "Spanky" McFarland, Matthew "Stymie" Beard and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins.
At the Roach Studios, she was quickly dubbed "Echo," although the name was never used on-screen.
"I always thought a lot of [Roach] and I still do," she said. "He was big and burly but he didn't growl. And he never talked down to us as little kids."
De Borba, who was born March 28, 1925, in Los Angeles, ended her acting career not long after leaving "Our Gang."
Report from the Los Angeles Times:
De Borba, whose married name was Haberreiter, died of emphysema Wednesday at a hospital in Walnut Creek, Calif., said her daughter, Janet Moorehead.
The daughter of a singer-dancer-actress and a drummer for the Paul Whiteman band, De Borba was 5 years old when she began appearing in the popular "Our Gang" series of comedy shorts produced at the Hal Roach Studios in Culver City.
She reportedly got the job after impressing Roach, who launched "Our Gang" in 1922, with her ability to cry on cue.
Beginning with "Pups Is Pups" in 1930 and ending with "Mush and Milk" in 1933, De Borba appeared in 24 "Our Gang" comedies alongside the gang's more famous stars such as Jackie Cooper, George "Spanky" McFarland, Matthew "Stymie" Beard and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins.
At the Roach Studios, she was quickly dubbed "Echo," although the name was never used on-screen.
"I always thought a lot of [Roach] and I still do," she said. "He was big and burly but he didn't growl. And he never talked down to us as little kids."
De Borba, who was born March 28, 1925, in Los Angeles, ended her acting career not long after leaving "Our Gang."
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