Allen Hoskins
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Allen Clayton Hoskins was an American child actor, who portrayed the character of Farina in 105 Our Gang short films from 1922 to 1931.
Hoskins in 1925
Farina in One Terrible Day, aged 2.
"Our Gang" baby photos in 1926 ad from Picture-Play magazine. Allen Hoskins is the fifth photo down, both right and left
Hoskins in Dogs of War (1923)
Our Gang
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Our Gang is an American series of comedy short films chronicling the adventures of a group of mischievous children in a working class neighborhood of Los Angeles. Created by film producer Hal Roach, w
Allen Hoskins
…Allen Clayton Hoskins (August 9, 1920 – July 26, 1980) was an American child actor, who portrayed the character of Farina in 105 Our Gang short films from 1922 to 1931. Born in Boston in 1920, Allen Clayton Hoskins was just one year old when his tenure with "Our Gang" began. His character…
Title card for the 1937 Our Gang comedy short Rushin' Ballet
The theatrical poster for the 1927 Our Gang comedy Baby Brother, in which Allen "Farina" Hoskins (center) paints a black baby with white shoe polish so that he can sell him to a lonely rich boy, Joe Cobb (right), as a baby brother
Left to right: Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, Andy Samuel, Allen "Farina" Hoskins, Mickey Daniels and Joe Cobb in a 1923 still from one of the earliest Our Gang comedies
Jackie Cooper in the 1930 short School's Out