Eugene Jackson

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name = Eugene Jackson


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birthdate = birth date|1916|12|25|mf=y
birthplace = Buffalo, New York, United States
deathdate = death date and age|2001|10|26|1916|12|25|mf=y
deathplace = Compton, California, United States
occupation = Film actor
yearsactive = 1923-1993
birthname = Eugene W. Jackson Jr., II
othername = Pineapple
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Eugene Jackson, II (December 25, 1916 – October 26, 2001) was an American former child actor who was a regular of the "Our Gang" short series during the silent Pathé era. When he joined the gang, Jackson, replaced the series' the very first black member, Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison. Jackson was nicknamed Pineapple because of his haircut's similarity to the shape of the pineapple fruit. He also starred in "Hearts in Dixie" (1929), one of the first all-talkie, big-studio production to boast a predominately African-American cast.

Jackson's son Eugene W. Jackson III, also played "Gabriel" in "Shenandoah", and worked as a camera assistant in classic television programs like "Emergency!", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "Columbo", "The Six Million Dollar Man", and as a camera operator on "Mork and Mindy", as well as the more recent "Hearts Afire", "Hunter", "Cheers", "Hill Street Blues", and "Seinfeld".

Jackson II, died of a heart attack in Compton, California on October 26, 2001. He was 84.

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NAME= Jackson, Eugene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Jr., Eugene W. Jackson, II
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Film actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1916-12-25
PLACE OF BIRTH= Buffalo, New York U.S.
DATE OF DEATH= 2001-10-26
PLACE OF DEATH= Compton, California U.S.