Delmar Watson | Child movie actor, 82
Delmar Watson, 82, a child actor who appeared in hundreds of movies and later became a photographer who snapped gritty crime scenes and Hollywood stars, has died.
Delmar Watson, 82, a child actor who appeared in hundreds of movies and later became a photographer who snapped gritty crime scenes and Hollywood stars, has died.
Mr. Watson died Sunday at his Glendale, Calif., home from complications of prostate cancer, said a nephew, Daniel Watson.
Mr. Watson was 6 months old when he appeared in his first film in 1926. He appeared in more than 300 films, playing Peter the goat boy in 1937's Heidi and Jimmie Hopper in 1939's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
Mr. Watson joined the Los Angeles Mirror in 1948 and for many years worked the night shift for the tabloid, which ran large photographs of crime scenes.
After a decade with the Mirror, Mr. Watson went into commercial photography with his brothers, often shooting Hollywood celebrities for publicity shots. - AP