Shirley Jean Rickert

Personal Info

Birthday

March 25, 1926

Day of Death

2009-02-06

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Shirley Jean

Shirley Jean Rickert Measures

Shirley Jean Measures

Shirley Jane Rickert

Shirley Jeane Rickert

Shirley Rickert

Shirley Jean Ricketts

Shirley Ricketts

Shirley Jean Rickert

Biography

Shirley Jean Rickert (March 25, 1926 – February 6, 2009) was an American child actress who was briefly the "blonde girl" for the Our Gang series in 1931, during the Hal Roach talkie period. At 18 months of age, Rickert won a local baby beauty contest, which emboldened her mother to move the family to Hollywood.

She made her screen debut at the age of four in the short How's My Baby (1930), soon followed by her Our Gang debut, Helping Grandma in 1931. Rickert's most notable appearances were in the films Love Business and Bargain Day. After Rickert left the Our Gang series, she had a brief movie career, including starring roles as Tomboy Teri Taylor alongside Mickey Rooney in eight Mickey McGuire comedies, followed by a string of jobs including driving trucks for the U.