Now, James Tehrani, author of Alfalfa—The Rascal You Knew ... but he was either in a TV show or film every year until right before he died in 1959. Look at It’s a Wonderful Life.

Carl Switzer, best known as the mischievous “Alfalfa” from the Our Gang film series, was born to be a star. From his early days in Paris, Illinois, Switzer and his brother Harold charmed ...