Claude Jarman Jr. (born September 27, 1934) is an American former
child actor.Jarman was born in Nashville, Tennessee. As a child, he
acted in productions of the Nashville Community Playhouse's Children's
Theater.Jarman was 10 years old and in the fifth grade in Nashville
when he was discovered in a nationwide talent search by MGM Studios,
and was cast as the lead actor in the film The Yearling (1946).His
performance received glowing reviews and he received a special Academy
Award as outstanding child actor of 1946 as a result. He continued his
studies at the MGM studio school, and made a total of 11 films. By the
time he reached his early twenties he chose to leave his film career
behind. Republic Studios cast him in a couple of B-movies, but
discouraged, he moved back to Tennessee to finish college at
Vanderbilt University.
child actor.Jarman was born in Nashville, Tennessee. As a child, he
acted in productions of the Nashville Community Playhouse's Children's
Theater.Jarman was 10 years old and in the fifth grade in Nashville
when he was discovered in a nationwide talent search by MGM Studios,
and was cast as the lead actor in the film The Yearling (1946).His
performance received glowing reviews and he received a special Academy
Award as outstanding child actor of 1946 as a result. He continued his
studies at the MGM studio school, and made a total of 11 films. By the
time he reached his early twenties he chose to leave his film career
behind. Republic Studios cast him in a couple of B-movies, but
discouraged, he moved back to Tennessee to finish college at
Vanderbilt University.
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