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Janet Burston

{{Short description|American child actress (1935–1998)}}

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| birth_name = Janet Elizabeth Burston

| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|1|11|mf=y}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|3|3|1935|1|11|mf=y}}

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| occupation = Child actress

| yearsactive = 1940–1964

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Janet Elizabeth Burston (January 11, 1935 – March 3, 1998) was an American child actress who was the final leading lady in the Our Gang short subjects series, replacing Darla Hood in 1942.

Career

Burston began her film career in the Our Gang film All About Hash as a background child character in 1940 at age five. Burston stayed as a background character for two years before replacing Darla Hood as leading lady in 1941. She stayed with the gang until the end of the series in 1944.{{Cite book |last=Webb |first=Graham |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZGDwDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Janet+Burston%22&pg=PA34 |title=Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959 |date=2020-07-10 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3926-0 |pages=34–35, 65, 92–93, 130, 148, 160, etc. |language=en}} She appeared in a few outside films, including Blondie Goes Latin (1941){{Cite book |last=Blottner |first=Gene |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FUzc4If3M8gC&dq=%22Janet+Burston%22&pg=PA26 |title=Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years |date=2011-12-22 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-8672-4 |pages=26–27 |language=en}} and Ginger (1946).{{Cite news |date=1947-03-19 |title=Theaters by C.W. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/globe-gazette-theaters-by-cw/140620318/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |work=Globe-Gazette |pages=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Burston left show business in 1964. After her retirement from acting, she kept a low profile and attended few Our Gang reunions.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Personal life

Janet Burston was the daughter of Lester F. Burston of Oakland, California.{{Cite news |date=1939-04-15 |title=Oakland Child Wins Role in Hollywood |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oakland-post-enquirer-oakland-child/140619855/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |work=The Oakland Post Enquirer |pages=4 |via=Newspapers.com}} She married four times. Burston died in her sleep on March 3, 1998. She was 63.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

''Our Gang'' filmography

  1. All About Hash (1940)
  2. Waldo's Last Stand (1940)
  3. Baby Blues (1941)
  4. Melodies Old and New (1942)
  5. Surprised Parties (1942)
  6. Doin' Their Bit (1942){{Cite news |date=1942-03-28 |title=Janet Burston Coached for Role |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news-janet-b/140620049/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News |pages=8 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  7. Rover's Big Chance (1942)
  8. Benjamin Franklin, Jr. (1943)
  9. Family Troubles (1943)
  10. Calling All Kids (1943){{Cite news |date=1943-02-14 |title=Wisecracking Moppet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-wisecracking-moppet/140620523/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |work=Hartford Courant |pages=17 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  11. Election Daze (1943)
  12. Little Miss Pinkerton (1943)
  13. Three Smart Guys (1943)
  14. Radio Bugs (1944)
  15. Tale of a Dog (1944)
  16. Dancing Romeo (1944)

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|123382}}
  • [http://www.catsafterme.com/blog/archives/2460 Meeting Janet Burston in 1995]

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Category:1935 births

Category:1998 deaths

Category:American film actresses

Category:20th-century American actresses

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