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George Robert Phillips McFarland (October 2, 1928
- June 30, 1993) was an United States|American
actor most famous for his child actor|childhood
role as Spanky in the Great Depression|depression
era children's comedy film|movie series Our Gang,
also known as the Little Rascals.    

McFarland was born in Dallas, Texas (not in Fort
Worth, Texas|Ft. Worth as many biographies
report). His nickname "Spanky" is said to have
arisen from repeated warnings by his mother not to
misbehave. He was discovered at the age of three
and soon became a popular member of the Our Gang
children's comedy film|movie series  during the
1930s and 1940s. He played the role of an
enterprising idea man and the de facto leader of
the gang.

In later years some in his family affectionately
would refer to him as just "Spank". His middle
names came from family names, Robert after his
father and Phillips was his mother's maiden name
(George was his father's brother's name).  Other
biographies incorrectly report his middle name as
being Emmett; however this was his father's middle
name.  His brother Tommy, who was also named after
their father (Thomas Emmett McFarland), passed
away in 1982, and McFarland died of a myocardial
infarction|heart attack on June 30, 1993 followed
by his mother just 30 days later.

In January 1994, "Spanky" became the only Our Gang
member to receive a star on Hollywood Walk of
Fame|Hollywood's Walk of Fame. 

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0568757|name= George "Spanky"
McFarland
*http://tulsatvmemories.com/spanky.html Local TV
show hosted by Spanky as an adult