Lassie Lou Ahern

Lassie Lou Ahern
Born (1920-06-25) June 25, 1920
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1923–1975

Lassie Lou Ahern (born June 25, 1920) is an American actress.

Early life

Born in 1920 into a family of four in Los Angeles, California, Ahern got her acting career started in 1923 in the silent film The Call of the Wild, produced by Hal Roach. Also making her first screen appearance was her older sister Peggy Ahern.[1] It was the actor Will Rogers who recommended that Ahern's father put Ahern and her sister in show business. She went on appearing in many Our Gang films under the Hal Roach Studio, including Cradle Robbers, and is, as of 2015, one of the last surviving Our Gang members.[2]

In 1927 another studio, Universal Studios, was in the process of making Uncle Tom's Cabin. Not satisfied with the boys who auditioned for the role as Little Harry, Lassie Lou Ahern was contacted and requested to take the part. Her acting in the film turned out to be a success and she won the best reviews of her career. Despite this, her career as a child actress ended the same year, with Little Mickey Grogan being her last silent film and her only movie to feature her in a starring role (alongside Frankie Darro).[3] A crowdfunding campaign was started in 2016 to finance a restoration project for the film, following a similar campaign in 2015 to acquire a digital copy of Little Mickey Grogan in Paris.[4]

Later career

In 1932, she teamed up with her sister Peggy and started putting up performances that included dancing, singing, and playing instruments. The duo was billed as "The Ahern Sisters" and mostly appeared in nightclubs and hotels. Lassie later went on to work as a dance teacher at the Ashram Health Spa, where many known stars were students. During the 1970s, she made several guest appearances in television shows such as The Odd Couple.[5]

Filmography

  • Call of the Wild (1923) – Baby girl
  • Derby Day (1923) – Girl applauding band
  • Robes of Sin (1924) – Baby
  • Cradle Robbers (1924) – Little girl in attic
  • Jubilo, Jr.(1924) – Tiny man circus performer
  • Sweet Daddy (1924)
  • The Fortieth Door (1924) - Role unknown
  • The Sun Down Limited (1924) – Passenger on train
  • Going to Congress (1924) - Little Girl kissed by Will Rogers at campaign stop
  • Fast Company (1924) – Little girl
  • The Family Entrance (1925)- Daughter
  • The Dark Angel (1925) – Flower girl
  • Webs of Steel (1925) – McGregor's motherless child
  • His Wooden Wedding (1925) – Fantasy daughter (uncredited)
  • Thundering Fleas (1926) – Flower girl at the adult wedding
  • The Lost Express (1926) – Baby Alice Standish
  • Surrender (1927) – Little Jewish girl
  • The Forbidden Woman (1927) – Little Arabic girl
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) – Little Harry
  • Little Mickey Grogan (1927) – Susan
  • Top Man (1943) - Dancer
  • Patrick the Great (1945) - Dancer

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Laurel and Hardy - Newsletter Mar-Apr 1998". Wayoutwest.org. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ "'I spent most of my life as a nobody': the last of the silent movie stars'". The Guardian. May 23, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Hedler, Ken (2011-11-07). "Ariz. woman, 91, recalls child-acting career". Deseret News. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ↑ ""Little Mickey Grogan" Restoration by Jeff Crouse - GoFundMe". GoFundMe. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Child Stars & Teen Idols". Young Hollywood Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

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