Carl "Alfafa" Switzer

From 1922 to 1944 Hollywood executive  and producer Hal Roach, famous for his part in the Laurel and Hardy films and those by Charlie Chase.  filmed children in what he believed was in a relatively natural way.  One of those children would hit the screen in a big way and still almost 100 years later is one of the most recognizable child characters still today.             Alfafa&SpankyAlfafa&Darla                                *********None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to the story told.  At times when reporting facts regarding a true crime, (and photos) multiple sources  use the same wording. Every effort is made to avoid any copyright infringements and no single work  was intentionally plagiarized when reporting the facts of the crimes or the telling of the stories. Below is a  list of resources  used during the research and telling of this story. (partial) Information Credits:https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/switzer-of-our-gang-murderedhttps://www.ohmidog.com/2015/05/04/which-petey-is-which-the-historical-record-about-our-gang-dog-isnt-exactly-spot-on/#:~:text=The%20first%20dog%20to%20play%20Petey%20was%20Pal%2C%20the%20Wonder%20Dog.&text=Pal's%20last%20appearance%20was%20in,with%20a%20grudge%20against%20Lucenay.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_%22Alfalfa%22_Switzerhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/switzer-of-our-gang-murderedhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842813/https://filmdaily.co/news/carl-switzer/https://doyouremember.com/92993/inside-look-strange-death-alfalfahttps://doyouremember.com/92993/inside-look-strange-death-alfalfaImage Credits:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1011/carl-switzerhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmommybase.com%2Ftodays-birthday-boy-is-carl-switzer-otherwise-known-as-alfalfa%2F&psig=AOvVaw1ovavcgX2HQ45fH8AJsznP&ust=1593327852247000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCLDvi5i3oeoCFQAAAAAdAAAAABADhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoyouremember.com%2F92993%2Finside-look-strange-death-alfalfa&psig=AOvVaw1ZHP-XKqhHnda2srQEFjZF&ust=1593327959203000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCNiqqqu3oeoCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJand of course Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, Newspaperarchives, FamilySearch.org Haunting History Podcast Logo compliments of:Website is www.treleavencreative.com Insta and Facebook @treleavencreative This presentation is protected by US & International copyright laws. Reproduction & distribution of the presentation without written permission of the sponsor is prohibited.  

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