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Carl Switzer was “Alfalfa” in the “our Gang” and “Little Rascals” comedy shorts beginning in 1935 and later seen in the early years of television.  After that run, he worked with the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Donna Reed, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and James Stewart.  All that before his mysterious death in 1959, an incident long a legend in Hollywood lore.   Switzer’s story has been told in full in *Alfalfa: The Rascal you Knew, The Character You Never Knew* by researcher James Tehrani. Hear all about it on the May 23 edition of “Flashback with Wes Britton” at Artistfirst.com!...

Visual effects artist François Aubry likes the Silent Trigger book!

Q&A with Maranee Landau, author of The Wonderful Comic Books of Kenneth Landau  1- Q- What inspired you to write about your fathers career? A- When my father passed away in July 2012, I came across artwork, letters, comic strips, and collectibles I’ve never seen before. I found diaries of my grandfather's who is a concert violinist for MGM studios, and a diary of my fathers. It took me about a year to realize that there was a story here that needed to be told. One that many people would be very interested in. When someone by the name of...