Frank Lester Ward

born: 01 January 1931
Mobile, Alabama,
United States of America
died: 10 March 1944
Lake Placid, New York,
United States of America
(peritonitis, age 13)

American child actor. He died, aged just 13 from peritonitis.
It can be deduced from the newspaper blurb below that he was born in Mobile, Alabama and that he died in Lake Placid, New York. But it could also mean that he lived in Alabama (not necessarily born there) and that his funeral took place in New York (not necessarily where he died)!

----THESE FILMS ARE ACTUALLY GENE COLLINS.
Real name: Frank Lester Ward Jr.
Films listed on this page: all films with Our Gang.

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NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1942
Melodies Old And New
Dancer

1942
Surprised Parties
Boy who interrupts Froggy

1942
Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
First complaining kid

1943
Calling All Kids
Second marine

1943
Election Daze
Club member

1944
Tale Of A Dog
Boy who grabs Dickie

1944
Dancing Romeo
Excited audience member

ARTICLES
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Acknowledgements:
Ancestry.com
The Knoxville News-Sentinel (death blurb, March 12, 1944)
Cody Regennitter (newspaper blurb)

This page was last updated on: 01 January 2023