After the procedure, she died unexpectedly of heart failure on , at age 47. An autopsy disclosed that hood had contracted hepatitis from a contaminated blood transfusion. On december 19th, the leedey news (ok) reported the following: Darla jeanne hood, 4 year old movie star of leedey and hollywood, and her mother, mrs. Hood, are expected from.
She was the only daughter of elizabeth davner and james claude hood, jr. , in leedey, oklahoma. Her mother, reportedly a nascent stage mother, took the child to. All told, darla had a very successful personal and professional life, but on ,. Hood, darla (19311979) american child actress. Born darla jean hood, , in leedey, oklahoma; Died , in canoga park, california; Tragically, hood experienced heart failure during her appendectomy and died on the operating table. She was just 47.
