Comments on: The Strange Tale of Harry Spear

by: Raul Moreno

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:49:48 +0000

My cousin lived across the street from this man.They said he never smiled,never talked to anyone.
There were rumors that he was a former CIA agent,someone hiding from the mob or an old time actor who hated everyone in Hollywood.
Needless to say they never knew it was Harry Spears until after he died.As the wonderful Jean Darling said,”phoey”.70 years later she still felt the same way..says a lot.

by: G. Ochs

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:13:56 +0000

Interesting story. Certainly sounds like you found your man. Have to wonder if either Harry’s Our Gang experience or his life at the time was so negative, that he just wanted to forget it all. And it was, after all, a job he was fired from at age 7 all the way back in 1929!

by: Brad

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:14:03 +0000

No. At one point I had a lead on Scooter Lowry, but unfortunately it didn’t pan out.

by: Pat

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:45:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing your story. I’d heard bits and pieces of it in different places, but it’s good to hear the real deal.

Now that we know exactly where Harry is today, any idea where Scooter Lowry might be?

by: Peter

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:00:09 +0000

Wow! I remember Bill and the beginnings of this story very well. But I didn’t know about Harry’s passing in September 2006. Many thanks for the valiant effort on your part as well as for getting it all down and sharing it. (The stories just get more and more interesting!)