CA CA - Carl Dean "Alfalfa" Switzer, 32, fatally shot, Mission Hills, 21 Jan 1959

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Carl Dean "Alfalfa" Switzer (1927-1959)

Carl Dean Switzer, the actor who as a child played Alfalfa in the Our Gang comedy film series, dies at age 31 in a fight, allegedly about money, in a Mission Hills, California, home. Alfalfa, the freckle-faced boy with a warbling singing voice and a cowlick protruding from the top of his head, was Switzer’s best-known role...

... On January 21, 1959, Switzer and a friend went to the Mission Hills home of Moses “Bud” Stiltz, to collect a debt Switzer believed he was owed. A fight broke out, during which Stiltz shot and killed Switzer. A jury later ruled the incident justifiable homicide...

There are, however, different opinions and versions of the scenario which led to his death.

LINK:

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/switzer-of-our-gang-murdered

 

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Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer (1927–1959)

Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer was born on August 7, 1927 in Paris, Illinois, USA as Carl Dean Switzer. He was an actor, known for Feed 'em and Weep (1938), Rushin' Ballet (1937) and Johnny Doughboy (1942). He was married to Dian Collingwood. He died on January 21, 1959 in Mission Hills, California, USA.
Born:
August 7, 1927 in Paris, Illinois, USA
Died:
January 21, 1959 (age 31) in Mission Hills, California, USA

More complete biography and filmography at link below.

LINK:
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer - Biography - IMDb