The Resume

(November 1, 1925-November 23, 2016)
Born in Chicago, Illinois
Birth name was Jerome Harold Schatz
Appeared in 18 ‘Our Gang’ shorts (1931-38)
Also appeared in the feature films ‘Prosperity’ (1932), ‘March of the Wooden Soldiers’ (1934), ‘Captain January’ (1936) and ‘Boys’ Town’ (1938)

Why he might be annoying:

His name was changed to sound ‘less ethnic.’
He was nicknamed ‘the Red, White and Blue Kid’ for having red hair, blue eyes and pale skin.
He was typecast as a spoiled rich boy.
He did not tell his wife about his career as a child star until after they were married.

Why he might not be annoying:

At age four, he became the youngest actor signed to a long-term contract by Paramount Studios.
He served with the Navy during World War II and was injured by shrapnel in a kamikaze attack.
After WWII, he earned a masters degree in electrical engineering and went to work for RCA.
He was married to Myra Schatz for over 60 years.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors/Actresses Appearing in Shirley Temple Movies
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 63]
• Child Stars [1930s]
• I am from Chicago
• I Died in 2016 (Ranked: 91)
• I Was a Child Star
• Look at Young Me and Old Me
• Our Gang [Little Rascals]
• Profiles 38251-38500 (Ranked: 38451)
• Purple Hearts
• Redheads - Male
• Served in World War II
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20161123)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 52 Votes: 61.54% Annoying