White Christmas is an all-time holiday classic, watched annually by millions around the globe. ... because it's Carl Switzer, famous for playing Alfalfa in the original Little Rascals. ...

Carl Switzer, who played Alfalfa in the "Our Gang" comedy series of the 1930s, was fatally shot in 1959. He was 31. He's the subject of a new biography by James Tehrani.