Shirley Jean Rickert
Known for Acting · 31 credits
- Born
- 1926-03-25
- Died
- 2009-02-06
- 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
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.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. She later worked in burlesque as an exotic dancer, billed as Gilda and Her Crowning Glory (after her long blonde hair), retiring from burlesque in 1959. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shirley Jean Rickert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Movies (31)
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Royal Wedding
1951
as Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Follow Thru
1930
as Cherub (uncredited)
Bargain Day
1931
as Shirley
The Scarlet Letter
1934
as Humility Crakstone
The Major and the Minor
1942
as College Girl (uncredited)
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Shirley (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)
'Neath the Arizona Skies
1934
as Nina
Crash Donovan
1936
as Young Girl (uncredited)
Love Business
1931
as Shirley
Once in a Lifetime
1932
as Flower Girl (uncredited)
I Live My Life
1935
as Child at Christmas Party (Uncredited)
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Shirley Jean
Straight from the Heart
1935
as Austin's Daughter
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Dancer
Mickey's Touchdown
1933
as 'Tomboy' Taylor
The Drunkard
1935
as Julia
Love Pains
1932
as Girl at Ice Cream Counter (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Student
Mickey's Minstrels
1934
as Tomboy Taylor
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
1940
as Kiki
Fly My Kite
1931
as Shirley
Mickey's Tent Show
1933
as Tomboy Taylor
Mickey's Medicine Man
1934
as Tomboy Taylor
Mickey the Great
1945
as Self
Helping Grandma
1931
as Shirley
Mickey's Rescue
1934
as Tomboy Taylor
Mickey's Covered Wagon
1933
as Tomboy Taylor
How's My Baby?
1930
as The Baby
Little Daddy
1931
as Shirley
The A-B-Cs of Love
1953
as Gilda
About Shirley Jean Rickert
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 Rick… With 31 credits spanning from 1930 to 1986, Shirley Jean Rickert has appeared in 31 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shirley Jean Rickert Movies
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) — as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- Royal Wedding (1951) — as Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
- Follow Thru (1930) — as Cherub (uncredited)
- Bargain Day (1931) — as Shirley
- The Scarlet Letter (1934) — as Humility Crakstone
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