Child star from classic film dies at 90; won Juvenile Academy Award

Claude Jarman Jr: Oscar-winning child star who acted alongside John Wayne dies at 90

Oscar-winning child actor Claude Jarman Jr. has died at the age of 90.

Child star from classic film dies at 90; won Juvenile Academy Award

A former child star who won a Juvenile Academy Award for his role in a classic film is dead at age 90.

Former child star dies at 90 decades after landing rare Oscar gong

THE former child star Claude Jarman Jr has died at the age of 90, his family has said. Jarman, from Nashville, died in his sleep from natural causes in his Kentfield, California, home on Sunday.  GettyThe Hollywood actor Claude Jarman Jr has died at the age of 90[/caption] GettyJarman won an Academy Award for his role in the 1946 flick The Yearling[/caption] His death comes more than 70 years after he landed a Juvenile Academy Award for his role…

Former child star Claude Jarman Jr dies aged 90 decades after rare Oscar win

Former child star Claude Jarman Jr was a rare winner of the Juvenile Academy Award (Picture: Getty) Claude Jarman Jr has died aged 90. The former child star was one of only 12 recipients of the Juvenile Academy Award as a 12-year-old boy in recognition of his role in classic 1946 movie The Yearling. His wife of 38 years, Katie, told The Hollywood Reporter that Jarman died in his sleep of natural causes. In 1934, Jarman was discovered in an MGM t…

Claude Jarman Jr., Young Star of ‘The Yearling,’ Dies at 90

His brief time in the Hollywood limelight included a Juvenile Academy Award and appearances in 'Rio Grande,' 'Intruder in the Dust' and 'Roughshod.'

Claude Jarman Jr. (1934-2025) - Find a Grave...

Actor. He was best known to film viewers as Jody Baxter, the boy who adopts an orphaned fawn in the 1946 MGM classic film "The Yearling." He was in the fifth grade when film director Clarence Brown came to his classroom to scout kids for the new film "The Yearling," he was directing. Brown decided to choose him for the film and he made his film debut. A year later, he was awarded a Juvenile Academy Award for his performance. He went on to appear…