1. Robert Ball Watson, credited as Bobs Watson, was an American actor and Methodist minister.
11 Facts About Bobs Watson
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Robert Ball Watson was a member of the Watson Family, famous in the early days of Hollywood as being a houseful of child actors.
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The family, known as "the first family of Hollywood", lived by the Echo Park area of Los Angeles and Bobs Watson attended nearby Belmont High School.
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Bobs Watson was best known for his role as "Pee Wee" in the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Boys Town and its sequel Men of Boys Town, both starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney.
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Tracy and Bobs Watson became good friends during the making of the first film, and Bobs Watson was reportedly Tracy's last visitor before his death in 1967.
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In 1939, Bobs Watson delivered a fine, tear-jerking performance as Pud, Lionel Barrymore's grandson, in the MGM film, On Borrowed Time.
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Bobs Watson later made guest appearances in many television programs, including The Twilight Zone, Lou Grant, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, The Fugitive and Bonanza.
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In 1963 Bobs Watson appeared as Matt Lewis on The Virginian in the episode titled "A Distant Fury".
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Bobs Watson retired after 30 years of serving in Burbank and La Canada, California.
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The Bobs Watson family were honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce by placing the Bobs Watson family star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6674 Hollywood Blvd.
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Bobs Watson died of prostate cancer at Laguna Beach, California, on June 26,1999, at the age of 68.