Betsy Homosexual, a yodeler and retired actress who appeared in “The Pinch Singer,” “Arbor Day,” and “Our Gang Follies of 1938,” died on June 13. She was 96.

Homosexual’s dying was reported by her good friend, Bob Satterfield.

Homosexual started her film profession by starring in a sequence of comedy movies known as “Our Gang Comedies,” which later turned generally known as the “Little Rascals.” She appeared in a number of episodes earlier than accepting the function of “Alfalfa’s” girlfriend, “Effie.” She stayed with the comedy group for greater than 4 years earlier than transitioning to different movie tasks in 1938.

Homosexual made appearances in over 40 function movies, together with “Tom Sawyer,” “Got here the Brawn,” “Man of Conquest,” “A Day At The Circus” and “Thriller Aircraft.” By 1941, the actress was concerned in an Andy Cyle film quick for Columbia Photos, the place she carried out a yodeling scene. Via 1943, she acted in stage performs on the Pasadena Playhouse with roles in “High quality Avenue,” “A Kiss For Cinderella” and “Heros Limitless.”

Earlier than transferring to Los Angeles, Homosexual carried out along with her household, who had a background in music. Her dad and mom ran a music college the place they taught classes in singing, piano, banjo, violin, guitar and accordion. In 1935, Homosexual’s household relocated to Hollywood, the place she started her profession as a baby actress.

Along with her performing profession, she turned an completed yodeler who carried out songs in movies like “What’s Buzzin Cousin” the place she performed a hillbilly. She acted alongside Dub Taylor, Ann Miller and Freddy Martin and his orchestra. By 1944, she made common singing appearances with nation music artist Stuart Hamblen and his Fortunate Stars. A yr later, Homosexual gained the California State Yodeling Championship on the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, successful the title once more in 1946.

Regardless of not having a success yodeling single, she was a visitor on a number of radio exhibits such because the “Hank Penny Present,” “The Jimmy Wakely Present” and “The Don Ameche Present” the place she sang “Belle of the Previous Barn Dance,” “Texas Plains,” “Chime Bells,” “Cowboy’s Sweetheart” and “I Need to be a Cowboy’s Dream Woman.”

She pursued her music profession and launched into an east coast tour in 1946. She joined a gaggle of singers and carried out with Tex Williams and his band by way of the Nineteen Fifties. Though Homosexual had a ardour for music, she didn’t abandon performing. She turned an everyday forged member of the ABC present Squeakin’ Deacon’s “Nation Retailer.” 

Her different TV credit embrace “Hometown Jamboree,” “County Barn Dance,”  “City Corridor Celebration,” “Nation America,” “Worldwide Celebration Time” and “Polka Present.”

She married Thomas Cashen in 1954 and had 5 kids: twins Mimi and Gigi, Tommy, Suzy and Cathy.