The Meglin Kiddies was an American troupe of acting, music and dance performers, consisting of children up to the age of 16.
[1] Director/actor and Slapstick Keystone King Mack Sennett was supportive of the formation of the troupe's studio.
Sennett donated a Meglin Kiddie studio building sign and assisted in securing an operations location on his lot.
[2] The Johnny Grant Building[3] at 7018-7024 Hollywood Blvd once housed the Meglin Dance Studio on its second floor.
One of the most successful child stars of all time, Shirley Temple, was a Meglin Kiddie dancer when she was recruited for her first movie role:[4] During a visit to the Meglin Kiddie studio, Charles Lamont, a director from Educational Pictures, chose Temple, hiding under the piano, for a part in a movie that he was about to direct.