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Shirley Coates(1927-2020)

  • Actress
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Shirley Coates was born on 28 July 1927 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Clown Princes (1939), Hearts Are Thumps (1937) and How We Used to Live (1968). She died on 26 July 2020 in Orange, California, USA.
BornJuly 28, 1927
DiedJuly 26, 2020(92)
BornJuly 28, 1927
DiedJuly 26, 2020(92)
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Clown Princes (1939)
Clown Princes
6.6
Short
  • Muggsy(as Our Gang)
  • 1939
Darla Hood, Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Hearts Are Thumps (1937)
Hearts Are Thumps
7.5
Short
  • Henrietta
  • 1937
How We Used to Live (1968)
How We Used to Live
7.9
TV Series
  • Mama
Three Smart Boys (1937)
Three Smart Boys
7.0
Short
  • Henrietta
  • 1937

Credits

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Actress

  • How We Used to Live (1968)
    How We Used to Live
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Mama
    • 1969
  • Barbara Jo Allen, Vaughan Glaser, and Jimmy Lydon in Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
    Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
    7.7
    • Western Union Girl (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • William Powell, Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Virginia Weidler in The Youngest Profession (1943)
    The Youngest Profession
    6.1
    • Girl (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Mary Anderson, Jimmy Lydon, and Charles Smith in Henry and Dizzy (1942)
    Henry and Dizzy
    6.8
    • Jennie Kilmer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Donna Reed, Robert Blake, and Dan Dailey in Mokey (1942)
    Mokey
    5.0
    • Tina Lindstrum (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Ronald Reagan and Olympe Bradna in International Squadron (1941)
    International Squadron
    5.1
    • Girl (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Mary Lee in Barnyard Follies (1940)
    Barnyard Follies
    6.1
    • Muggsy (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Darla Hood and Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer in The Big Premiere (1940)
    The Big Premiere
    6.2
    Short
    • Muggsy (as Our Gang)
    • 1940
  • Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Dorris Bowdon, Frank Darien, and Russell Simpson in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
    The Grapes of Wrath
    8.1
    • Girl in Migrant Camp (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Walter Connolly, Allan Jones, and Mary Martin in The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
    The Great Victor Herbert
    5.5
    • Young Girl (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Time Out for Lessons (1939)
    Time Out for Lessons
    6.2
    Short
    • Muggsy (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    8.1
    • Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Captain Spanky's Show Boat (1939)
    Captain Spanky's Show Boat
    6.3
    Short
    • Muggsy (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • The Day of Rest (1939)
    The Day of Rest
    6.1
    Short
    • Daughter (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Clown Princes (1939)
    Clown Princes
    6.6
    Short
    • Muggsy (as Our Gang)
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Our Gang
  • Born
    • July 28, 1927
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • July 26, 2020
    • Orange, California, USA

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    Canadian-born 1930s child actress, featured as Muggsy in the Our Gang and Little Rascals shorts.

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