George "Spanky" McFarland
Born	October 2, 1928 Dallas, Texas
Died	June 30, 1993 Grapevine, Texas

George Robert Phillips McFarland (October 2, 1928 – June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for his childhood role as Spanky in the depression era children's comedy movie series Our Gang, also known as the Little Rascals. Image File history File links Spanky (George McFarland) from Our Gang This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... · · Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City 997. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Flag of Grapevine Grapevine is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ... The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn which started in 1929 (although its effects were not fully felt until late 1930) and lasted through most of the 1930s. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... A poster for the 1931 Our Gang comedy Love Business featuring depictions of (from left to right): Pete the Pup, Jackie Cooper, and Norman Chubby Chaney. ...

McFarland was born in Dallas, Texas (not in Ft. Worth as many biographies report). His nickname "Spanky" is said to have arisen from repeated warnings by his mother not to misbehave. He had a habit of reaching out and grabbing things, so his mother would say, "Spanky, spanky, mustn't touch!" He was discovered at the age of three and soon became a popular member of the Our Gang children's comedy movie series from during the 1930s and 1940s. He played the role of an enterprising idea man and the de facto leader of the gang. · · Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City 997. ... Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area    - City 774. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ...

In later years some in his family affectionately would refer to him as just "Spank". His middle names came from family names, Robert after his father and Phillips was his mother's maiden name (George was his father's brother's name). Other biographies incorrectly report his middle name as being Emmett; however this was his father's middle name. His brother Tommy, who was also named after their father (Thomas Emmett McFarland), died in 1982. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

George “Spanky” McFarland died of a heart attack on June 30, 1993, aged 64. McFarland's mother died just 30 days later. In January 1994, “Spanky” joined fellow alumnus Jackie Cooper to become one of two Our Gang members to receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Jackie Cooper as a child actor Jackie Cooper (born John Cooper, Jr. ... An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

Filmography

Mc Farland appeared as “Spanky” in nintey-five Our Gang films between 1932 and 1942. He also appeared in:

• One Track Minds (1933)
• Day of Reckoning (1933) as Johnny Day
• The Cracked Iceman (1934)
• Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934) as Johnny Prentiss
• Kentucky Kernels (1934)
• Here Comes the Band (1935) as Billy Lowry
• O'shaughnessy's Boy (1935) as Joseph "Stubby" O’Shaughnessy (as a child)
• The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) as Buddie Tolliver
• Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) as Pee Wee
• Katnip Kollege (1938) (uncredited voice work)
• I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943) as Billy
• Seeing Hands (1943) (uncredited) as the boy leading the initiation
• Cowboy and the Senorita (1944) (uncredited) as the kid who trips Teddy Bear
• The Woman in the Window (1945) (uncredited) as the Boy Scout who finds Mazard’s body
• Spanky's Clubhouse (1950s), host
• The Aurora Encounter (1986) as the governor
• Cheers, as himself in 1993 episode “Woody Gets an Election”,

Cheers was a American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ...

External links

• George “Spanky” McFarland at the Internet Movie Database
• Local TV show hosted by “Spanky” in the 1950s
• More Photos