Jean Darling

Jean Darling
Darling in the 1920s
Born
Dorothy Jean LeVake

(1922-08-23)August 23, 1922
DiedSeptember 4, 2015(2015-09-04) (aged 93)
Rödermark, Germany
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • writer
Years active1923–1967
Spouse
Reuben Bowen
(m. 1954; died 1980)

Jean Darling (born Dorothy Jean LeVake; August 23, 1922 – September 4, 2015) was an American child actress who was a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927–29. Prior to her death, she was one of four surviving cast members from the silent era cast of Our Gang (Lassie Lou Ahern, Mildred Kornman and Dorothy Morrison being the others). At the time of her death in 2015, Darling was, along with Baby Peggy, one of the last surviving actors who worked in the silent film era.