1. At the age of four, Provost was cast in the film The Country Girl, starring Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly.
11 Facts About Jon Provost
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Jon Provost then appeared in Back from Eternity with Anita Ekberg and Escapade in Japan, with Teresa Wright, Cameron Mitchell, and an unknown and uncredited Clint Eastwood.
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In 1957, Jon Provost won the role of Timmy Martin in the CBS television series Lassie.
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Jon Provost was my favorite and I thought he was the most intelligent of the ones I worked with.
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In 1964 Jon Provost was 14 and chose not to renew his contract, although Campbell's Soup Company, the sponsor, wanted three more years.
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Jon Provost continued working in television and films, including This Property is Condemned with Natalie Wood and Robert Redford and The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes with Kurt Russell.
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Jon Provost left Hollywood for college at Sonoma State University and chose to remain there, returning for occasional roles.
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Jon Provost attends celebrity conventions and autograph shows and works for other animal causes.
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In 1990, Jon Provost was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for his role as Timmy Martin on the original Lassie series, and in 1989, he returned to television with a recurring role on The New Lassie series as real estate agent Steve McCullough.
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In 1994, Jon Provost received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Blvd.
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Jon Provost has collaborated as a writer with his second wife author Laurie Jacobson.