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Jean Darling
Date of Birth: 23 August 1922, Santa Monica, California, USA
Date of Death: 4 September 2015, Rödermark, Hesse, Germany (undisclosed)
Having toured the world with husband, Kajar the Magician's Show 'Magicadabr', Jean Darling settled in Dublin and became an author of dozens of short mysteries for Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazines and Horror Fantasy for Whispers Magazine, etc. In 1980 she became Aunty Poppy (named for her home State flower) writing and telling over 450 children's story on both RTE radio and TV. Jean has also written several radio plays broadcast on RTE.
As actor
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
The Story of Hal Roach and Our Gang
The I Don't Care Girl
Jane Eyre
Babes in Toyland
The Holy Terror
Boxing Gloves
Lazy Days
Railroadin'
Small Talk
Little Mother
Cat, Dog & Co.
Bouncing Babies
Saturday's Lesson
Noisy Noises
Fast Freight
Wiggle Your Ears
Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
Fair and Muddy
Crazy House
Growing Pains
Playin' Hookey
The Ol' Gray Hoss
The Spanking Age
Rainy Days
School Begins
Bring Home the Turkey
Chicken Feed
Yale vs. Harvard
The Old Wallop