Category Archives: Roadside Attractions

Chubby from ‘Our Gang’ Falls Ill, 1935

Posted on May 24, 2012 by atomictv

“Norman Chaney, child movie star, is mysteriously ill in a Baltimore hospital with a glandular ailment which cut short his movie career two and a half years ago. Chaney, known as “Chubby” in “Our Gang” pictures, at 17 is four … Continue reading →

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Illinois Couple Picks Up John Waters Hitchhiking

Posted on May 21, 2012 by atomictv

Salem Couple Spends Day With Movie Director John Waters After Picking Him Up As A Hitchhiker (WJBD Radio, 5/21/2012) Marion County Democratic Party Chair Laura Broviac and Circuit Judge Michael McHaney were preparing for a long boring ride across Kansas … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking Director John Waters Picked Up In Ohio By Indie Rock Band

Posted on May 16, 2012 by atomictv

(DCist, 5/16/2012) (Courtesy @AvtarK) Earlier this afternoon, somewhere “in the middle of Ohio,” groundbreaking indie director John Waters was found hitchhiking on the side of a road. We’re trying to find out just what the Baltimore-based director of Pink Flamingos … Continue reading →

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Fundraiser aims to give Chubby from ‘Our Gang’ a headstone

Posted on May 16, 2012 by almosthipguy

Baltimore child star Norman Chaney has lain in unmarked grave for decades By Jill Rosen (The Baltimore Sun, 5/10/2012) Only people who know where to look would be able to pay respects to Norman Chaney, who is buried in an … Continue reading →

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