1928-31 Our Gang Series star Mary Ann Jackson signed / autographed book photo --

Description: Check it out...Here's a VERY UNCOMMON 8 1/2" wide by 11" tall professionally AUTOGRAPHED card that has been 100% HAND-SIGNED by legendary 1928-31 Our Gang Series star & Movie star in her own right, Mary Ann Jackson (Died in 2003)-The 5 1/2" wide by 7" tall B&W book photo of Jackson with Petey the dog from her Our Gang Era that has been signed "Mary Ann Jackson Our Gang" in black ink above her image on front-How fun is that? The photo itself is quite collectible, let alone accompanied by a 100% authentic signature! See photos & info below) This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 7.95 postage is required. 1928-31 Our Gang Series star Mary Ann Jackson signed / autographed book photo -- Click images to enlarge Description Check it out...Here's a VERY UNCOMMON 8 1/2" wide by 11" tall professionally AUTOGRAPHED card that has been 100% HAND-SIGNED by legendary 1928-31 Our Gang Series star & Movie star in her own right, Mary Ann Jackson (Died in 2003)-The 5 1/2" wide by 7" tall B&W book photo of Jackson with Petey the dog from her Our Gang Era that has been signed "Mary Ann Jackson Our Gang" in black ink above her image on front-How fun is that? The photo itself is quite collectible, let alone accompanied by a 100% authentic signature! See photos & info below) Here's some info on Ms. Jackson: Mary Ann Jackson (January 14, 1923 – December 17, 2003) was an American child actress who appeared in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1928 to 1931. She was born and died in Los Angeles, California. Mary Ann Jackson's film career began under the shadow of her actor relatives, mother Charlotte Jackson (1891–1992) and older sister, "Peaches" Jackson (1913–2002). Peaches had a fairly prolific stint as a child actress, working with such stars as Rudolph Valentino and D.W. Griffith in full-length features. Jackson made her film debut in a 1925 Ruth Taylor short, Dangerous Curves Behind. Her first big break came in the short-subject series The Smith Family. These 20-minute Mack Sennett comedies co-starred Raymond McKee and Ruth Hiatt as a young married couple, and Mary Ann Jackson as their wide-eyed daughter Bubbles. The premise of each short had Smith experiencing some new enterprise (Smith's New Home, Smith's Candy Shop), or embarking on a family outing (Smith's Picnic, Smith's Holiday), usually with disastrous consequences. Jackson stole scene after scene as Bubbles, reacting—often directly at the camera—to the wild goings-on. Although the series ceased production in 1928, producer Sennett had stockpiled enough Smith shorts to release well into 1929, taking care to remove the "Smith" identification from the titles (Smith's Burglar became The Burglar; Smith's Rodeo became The Rodeo, etc.). Mary Ann Jackson joined the Hal Roach studio in 1928. She was featured in the Our Gang comedies, at the tail end of the silent era. Mary Ann was often the second female lead or the spunky older sister of "Wheezer" (Bobby Hutchins), Mary Ann's snappy delivery came in handy during the series's somewhat awkward transition to sound. With her bobbed hairstyle and freckles, tomboyish Mary Ann was a vast departure from the winsome miniature heroines who would populate the series before and after her tenure. Jackson left the Our Gang series in 1931, at age 8, and appeared in a few two-reel Mickey McGuire comedies; some attempts were made to ease her into features, but, as she said in 1990: "I wasn’t a girlie-girl type. I didn’t fit the mold so I was discarded like a piece of rubbish." Jackson felt that children distorting themselves for a part in a short or feature was "sick". She told her mother: "This is not for me. I don't want the responsibility or the rejection. I'm not an actress, I'm not talented, leave me alone, let me get on with my life!" In 1933, longtime Our Gang director Robert McGowan wrote in a Los Angeles Times feature that they normally preferred to cast children who had no previous acting experience, but Jackson was a rare exception: "Mary Ann proved a real find and was my ideal little gang leading lady. She wasn't pretty, but she was intelligent and willing and had just a touch of pathos in her makeup. She proved a rare find for me." Jackson eventually took a job at the May Company department store in downtown Los Angeles, and made only a few brief forays into acting. In 1941, she doubled for Edith Fellows. Mary Ann Jackson married at age 20, but was widowed. She married again, and spent many years with her second husband and her two children in the San Fernando Valley. Later in life, Mary Ann (dressed in '50s attire) and her sister Peaches would stop by Santa Monica bars and drink vodka martinis. Upon recounting her Our Gang years, she laughed at the many women who laid false claim to being Mary Ann Jackson. They often cited their Louise Brooks-style bangs, which she loathed and had chopped off as soon as she left her acting career. In 1990, she was delighted and amused to learn that during their stint with Our Gang, Jackie Cooper had been "desperately in love with her". She did have fond regard for her days at the Hal Roach Studios and was impressed with her large fan following. Asked to recall her thoughts on the gang, she responded, "Everything I have to say about [Hal] Roach and the gang is 'nice'. There's not one bad thing I can think of. It was just fun and fun and fun." 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Price: 49.99 USD

Location: Noblesville, Indiana

End Time: 2024-12-07T11:31:37.000Z

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