Billie “Buckwheat” Thomas was born on this day in 1931. Thomas was all of three years old when he began to appear in Hal Roach’s Our Gang (Little Rascals)Â comedy shorts in 1934. It wasn’t until 1935 that he began playing Buckwheat, a character previously played by Carlena Beard (Stymie’s sister) and Willie Mae Walton. Buckwheat […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:42AM on March 12, 2017