Jacquie Lyn
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Jacquie Lyn (September 3, 1928 - March 21, 2002) was a British
-born American child actress, who had a brief yet notable career in motion pictures.
into his Our Gang
comedies. Lyn was featured prominently in two 1932 Our Gang shorts, Free Wheeling
("Spanky, don't you think we are riding rather fast?") and Birthday Blues
. She also appeared in a significant supporting role in Laurel and Hardy
's 1932 feature film Pack Up Your Troubles
, the role for which she is best remembered.
, the official Laurel & Hardy fanclub, and was reintroduced into the public, becoming an honorary member of the organization.
Woll died of natural causes on March 21, 2002 in Granada Hills, California, USA.
United Kingdom
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-born American child actress, who had a brief yet notable career in motion pictures.
Career
Lyn was born in London, England. After making her debut appearance in the 1931 Fox Film Corporation film Wicked, Lyn was cast by producer Hal RoachHal Roach
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York...
into his Our Gang
Our Gang
Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
comedies. Lyn was featured prominently in two 1932 Our Gang shorts, Free Wheeling
Free Wheeling
Free Wheeling is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 117th Our Gang short that was released.-Plot:...
("Spanky, don't you think we are riding rather fast?") and Birthday Blues
Birthday Blues
Birthday Blues is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 118th Our Gang short that was released.-Plot:...
. She also appeared in a significant supporting role in Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
's 1932 feature film Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles is a 1932 Laurel and Hardy film directed by George Marshall and Raymond McCarey, named after the World War I song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and smile, smile, smile." It is the team's second feature-length picture....
, the role for which she is best remembered.
Rediscovery
Lyn's short career at Hal Roach Studios ended when her stepfather demanded more money for her services. She grew up, married, changed her name to Jacquelyn Woll, and was not heard from until the early 1990s. Woll's son had purchased a Laurel & Hardy videotape for her; the tape was introduced by Stan Laurel's daughter Lois, who related that Laurel & Hardy fans worldwide were searching for the whereabouts of Jacquie Lyn. Woll contacted The Sons of the DesertThe Sons of the Desert
The Sons of the Desert is an international fraternal organization devoted to lives and films of comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The group takes its name from a lodge that Laurel and Hardy belonged to in the 1933 movie Sons of the Desert....
, the official Laurel & Hardy fanclub, and was reintroduced into the public, becoming an honorary member of the organization.
Woll died of natural causes on March 21, 2002 in Granada Hills, California, USA.