One of the five Our Gang members who were in attendence at the 2000 Sea-Tac Sons of the Desert convention was Patsy Britten – now Pat Bell. Patsy was a recent discovery of convention host Jack Taylor and she actually lived right in the Seattle area. This was her first and only convention appearance. Patsy only appeared briefly in three Our Gang comedies but she did have a speaking role in Readin’ and Writin’ (1930). When asked by Miss Crabtree to answer the question “What is an escalator?,” Patsy responds, “It’s a great big thing that lives in the swamps. They make suitcases out of them.”
Patsy brought along some of her memorabilia and also participated in her own “Meet the Stars” forum on Friday morning, July 21, which I enjoyed. Unfortunately, Patsy only brought along photocopies on paper stock to autograph. But during the convention, Jack arranged to have some glossy photos of Patsy quickly made up at a local photo store. This was what I had her sign for me (above).
Up next: Peggy Cartwright in Seattle…
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