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Celebrity Death, Former Child Actor: Norman Chaney

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Norman 'Chubby' Chaney was an American child actor, notable for appearing in 19 Our Gang comedies as "Chubby" from 1929 to 1931, and the films Pups Is Pups, Bear Shooters and School's Out in 1930. He died from complications that arose from a surgery to correct a glandular disorder on May 29, 1936 at the age of 21.

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