Monday, January 18, 2021

This Week in Television History: January 2021 PART III

 

January 21, 1959


Carl Switzer, better known as Alfalfa from the Our Gang comedies, is shot and killed in a brawl.
 

Switzer, who became a hunting guide and bartender in Northern California after his acting career fizzled, was shot after an argument over a $50 debt. Authorities ruled the shooting "justifiable homicide."


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