Peggy Ahern obit

Peggy Ahern, ‘Our Gang’ actress, dies at 95

She was among last survivors from Hal Roach film short series 

She was not on the list.

Peggy Lenore Ahearn Blaylock, a star of Hal Roach’s silent “Our Gang” comedies during the 1920s, died on Oct. 24. She was 95.

Under the name Peggy Ahern, the young actress appeared in eight of the “Little Rascals” comedies from 1924-27: “Cradle Robbers” and “The Sun Down Limited” (1924); “Circus Fever,” “Dog Days,” “The Love Bug” and “Official Officers” (1925); “War Feathers” (1926); and “Olympic Games” (1927).

Ahern’s other film credits include Universal’s 1923 version of “The Call of the Wild”; and the romantic comedy “Not So Long Ago,” starring Betty Bronson and Ricardo Cortez, and “Excuse Me,” starring Norma Shearer, both in 1925.

Ahern continued in show business in the 1930s, touring vaudeville with a song-and-dance act also featuring her sister, Lassie Lou Ahern, from 1932-39. The pair also appeared in the 1937 musical comedy short “Hollywood Party.”

Ahern was born in Douglas, Ariz.; the family moved to Culver City in 1921.

Actress

Charley Chase and Elissa Landi in Hollywood Party (1937)

Hollywood Party

Dancer (uncredited)

Short

1937

 

Olympic Games (1927)

Olympic Games

Peggie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Short

1927

 

Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Joe Cobb, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins, and The Wonder Dog Pal in Lazy Days (1929)

War Feathers

Peggy (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Short

1926

 

Richard Dix in The Vanishing American (1925)

The Vanishing American

1925

 

Charles Ray in Some Pun'kins (1925)

Some Pun'kins

Young Girl (uncredited)

1925

 

Ricardo Cortez in Not So Long Ago (1925)

Not So Long Ago

Little girl

1925

 

The Buccaneers (1924)

Official Officers

Girl Flirting with Johnny

Short

1925

 

The Love Bug (1925)

The Love Bug

Girl with Lollypop

Short

1925

 

Dog Days (1925)

Dog Days

Rich Kid

Short

1925

 

Circus Fever (1925)

Circus Fever

Schoolmate

Short

1925

 

Conrad Nagel, Norma Shearer, and J. Fenneker in Excuse Me (1925)

Excuse Me

Bit Role (uncredited)

1925

 

The Sun Down Limited (1924)

The Sun Down Limited

Passenger on train

Short

1924

 

A Quiet Street (1922)

Cradle Robbers

Girl in Barn

Short

1924

 

Call of the Wild (1923)

Call of the Wild

Bit Role (uncredited)

1923

 

Human Wreckage (1923)

Human Wreckage

Minor Role (uncredited)

1921