June Marlowe

 June Marlowe (November 6, 1903 – March 10, 1984)

She began her career during the silent film era. Her most well known role was that of "Miss Crabtree", in the Our Gang shorts. By chance, she happened to meet director Robert F. McGowan one day in a Los Angeles, California, department store. McGowan was searching for an actress to portray the schoolteacher in the Our Gang series of children's comedies. After producer Hal Roach suggested that brunette Marlowe don a blonde wig to match the hair of the lead kid in the series, Jackie Cooper, she was given the part of Miss Crabtree. Marlowe in her signature role of Miss Crabtree from the 1930 Our Gang short School's Out. Marlowe and Cooper were paired together in three Our Gang films, Teacher's Pet, School's Out and Love Business. She also had a small role in 1931's Little Daddy. In addition to her work in Our Gang, Marlowe appeared in fellow Roach stars Laurel and Hardy's first feature film, Pardon Us. Marlowe retired from Hollywood after getting married in 1933. In her later years, she suffered from Parkinson's disease, dying from complications on March 10, 1984, age 80. Marlowe was buried originally at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, but her remains are now interred at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.