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His mother enrolled him in a dramatic class to overcome his self-consciousness. His gravel voice was exploited by an MGM talent scout. After his test and positive public reaction he was signed to a term contract to Our Gang. His favorite sport was bicycling. After Our Gang was over, Froggy was riding double on a motorized scooter with a friend delivering newspapers on a old three-lane highway in La Puente. Froggy was the passenger, his friend 'John Wilbrand' was driving and did a sudden U-turn into the front of a truck that hit and ended up killing Froggy who died around 6 hours later in the hospital. Froggy's friend John Wilbrand who was driving only suffered minor injuries. His older brother Tom said that he was just a normal type of kid in high school, doing well, when this accident occurred. After the gang, he did try out in some feature films, but he told his mother he wasn't interested in continuing with that. So his career in movies came to an end.

BornJuly 5, 1932

DiedAugust 31, 1948(16)

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Billy “Froggy” Laughlin: Little Rascal Who Died Youngest

July 5 is the natal day of Billy “Froggy” Laughlin (1932-1948).

Though he was a Johnny-Come-Lately to the Our Gang/ Little Rascals series of film comedies (he was a member of the cast 1940-1944), he has always made one of the biggest impressions on me, and has always been one of my favorites. He’d have been distinctive enough visually: with his slightly crossed eyes and thick-lensed glasses, he’s always reminded me a little of Brandon de Wilde, the kid from Member of the Wedding. But over and beyond this — he had this incredible, hilarious voice, he almost sounds like a victim of demonic possession. It’s not his real one of course, he’s doing a funny voice, but it was really Laughlin doing it (some have theorized that he was dubbed, but he wasn’t). Though he was one of the main characters, his voice was used sparingly for obvious reasons. It would lose its power to provoke laughs if you overdid it. But it was a great gimmick; essentially he gets a laug

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Biography[]

Character:Froggy Laughlin
Birthday: July 5, 1932
Place of Birth: San Gabriel, California
Date of Death: August 31, 1948
Place of Death: La Puente, California
First Short:The New Pupil
Last Short:Tale Of A Dog
Number of Shorts: 29
Year Active: 1940–1948
History: William Robert Laughlin was born in 1932 at the start of the stellar Spanky Years that defined for many the Our Gang series, little knowing he'd soon become part of their legacy. He was a late Rascal addition to the series, appearing during the less than stellar M-G-M years rather than the magical years that was Hal Roach Studios. Laughlin was cross-eyed, and therefore wore a pair of corrective thick glasses. Because of Laughlin's disability, he was frequently made fun of by other children in his neighborhood. As a result, his mother enrolled him in a drama class to overcome his self-consciousness. Laughlin had a love for cartoons, particularly those starring Popeye. He was once even given a Popeye ventriloquist dummy as a present. Laughlin was able to do an impersonation of Popeye. One