Jacquie Lyn (born Elizabeth Anne Mary Jacqueline Dufton; 3 September 1928 – 21 March 2002) was a British-born American child actress, who had a brief yet notable career in motion pictures.
Career
Lyn was born at 8 Sandfield Road,
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...
,
Surrey (now in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
). After making her debut appearance in the 1931
Fox Film Corporation
The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...
film ''Wicked'', Lyn was cast by producer
Hal Roach
Harry Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter, ...
in 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
''Birthday Blues'' is a 1932 '' Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 118th (31st talking episode) ''Our Gang'' short that was released.
Plot
When their pennypinching father refuses to buy a birthday gift for ...
''. 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.
Rediscovery
Lyn's 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 Desert
The Sons of the Desert is an international fraternal organization devoted to the lives and films of comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The group takes its name from a fictional lodge that Laurel and Hardy belonged to in the 1933 film ''Son ...
, the official Laurel & Hardy fanclub, and was reintroduced to the public, becoming an honorary member of the organization.
Death
Woll died of natural causes on 21 March 2002 in
Granada Hills, California
Granada Hills is a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The community has a sports program and a range of city recreation centers. The neighborhood has fourteen public and ten private schools.
His ...
, aged 73.
Filmography
References
External links
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Meeting Jackie Lyn in 1992
1928 births
2002 deaths
Actresses from London
American child actresses
British child actresses
People from Granada Hills, Los Angeles
Our Gang
British emigrants to the United States
20th-century American women
20th-century American people
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