Sadly, Billie died of a heart attack in his Los Angeles apartment in Oct. Billie then continued his education to film editing and cutting ![]() He even had a career as a film lab technician with the Technicolor Corporation. Even the big stars had to chase around and audition it seemed like a rat race to me, with no security.” However, Billie still enjoyed movie magic as a whole. He once said in a 1980 interview, “After the Army, I wasn’t really interested in the hassle of performing. Thomas later enlisted in the US Army at the age of 23, and after his time serving, he decided acting just wasn’t of interest to him. ![]() ![]() BUBBLING TROUBLES, from left: Leonard Landy, Darla Hood, Billie ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas, Carl ‘Alfalfa’ Switzer, Tommy Bond, Spanky McFarland, 1940.
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