Gary Jasgur (November 8, 1935 – August 22, 1994) was an American former child actor, most notable for appearing in the Our Gangshort film series from 1937 to 1939.
Dark-haired Jasgur was cast as "Junior", the infant brother of either Spanky or Darla. In his two years with the Our Gang series, Jasgur did not have a single word of dialogue, yet managed to make life miserable for his older sibling. He was memorable as the pint-sized, banana-eating timekeeper in The Pigskin Palooka and billed as the "world's smallest man" in Clown Princes. Perhaps his most notable role was in Canned Fishing when Spanky and Alfalfa are desperately trying to get out of babysitting little Junior.
In 1939, Jasgur left the series "before he knew he had been in it," as film critic Leonard Maltin commented.[1]
Adult life and deathedit
Gary was actually Jasgur's middle name, and in high school he preferred to be called Mel. Jasgur married in 1956.
As an adult, Jasgur operated a small retail spa business in Southern California. He died on August 22, 1994, at age 58 in California, and is survived by four children and ten grandchildren.
Referencesedit
^Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang, p. 279. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. ISBN0-517-58325-9
gary, jasgur, november, 1935, august, 1994, american, former, child, actor, most, notable, appearing, gang, short, film, series, from, 1937, 1939, bornmelvyn, 1935, november, 1935los, angeles, california, diedaugust, 1994, 1994, aged, californiau, other, names. Gary Jasgur November 8 1935 August 22 1994 was an American former child actor most notable for appearing in the Our Gang short film series from 1937 to 1939 Gary JasgurBornMelvyn Gary Jasgur 1935 11 08 November 8 1935Los Angeles California U S DiedAugust 22 1994 1994 08 22 aged 58 CaliforniaU S Other namesMel JasgarOccupationFilm actorYears active1937 1972 Contents 1 Career 2 Adult life and death 3 References 4 External linksCareer editDark haired Jasgur was cast as Junior the infant brother of either Spanky or Darla In his two years with the Our Gang series Jasgur did not have a single word of dialogue yet managed to make life miserable for his older sibling He was memorable as the pint sized banana eating timekeeper in The Pigskin Palooka and billed as the world s smallest man in Clown Princes Perhaps his most notable role was in Canned Fishing when Spanky and Alfalfa are desperately trying to get out of babysitting little Junior In 1939 Jasgur left the series before he knew he had been in it as film critic Leonard Maltin commented 1 Adult life and death editGary was actually Jasgur s middle name and in high school he preferred to be called Mel Jasgur married in 1956 As an adult Jasgur operated a small retail spa business in Southern California He died on August 22 1994 at age 58 in California and is survived by four children and ten grandchildren References edit Maltin Leonard and Bann Richard W 1977 rev 1992 The Little Rascals The Life and Times of Our Gang p 279 New York Crown Publishing Three Rivers Press ISBN 0 517 58325 9External links editGary Jasgur at IMDb nbsp This article about a United States film actor born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gary Jasgur amp oldid 1148122509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
