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In 1947, Claude Jarman Jr. won one of the few Juvenile Academy Awards ever given for his role in the classic film The Yearling the previous year. It was a short but sweet experience in front of the camera and the beginning of a long life dedicated to cinema.
Born September 27, 1934 in Nashville, he was discovered by MGM in a talent search.
He starred alongside Natalie Wood, Dean Stockwell, Jane Powell and Margaret O’Brien before making his film debut in The Yearling, a highly sentimental story about a boy who befriends a deer during the Civil War. , attended Elizabeth Taylor’s class. , it just has to be killed off as the ravages of war take their toll.
German, who died Sunday of natural causes at the age of 90 at his home in Kentfield, Calif., went on to appear in 11 films, including “The Yearling” and the John Wayne western “Rio Grande.” (1950) and the Disney film The Great Locomotive Chase (1956).
Before retiring from acting at the age of 25, he only appeared on television twice, in 1959’s Wagon Train and the following year’s The Best of the Post.
From there, Jarman directed the San Francisco International Film Festival from 195 to 1980, worked in PR for the U.S. Navy, and executive produced the documentary “The Fillmore” (1972) about rock concert promoter Bill Graham.
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He returned to acting once in 1978 in the critically acclaimed miniseries Centennial.
Mr. Jarman published a memoir, “My Life and the Last Days of Hollywood,” in 2018.
He is survived by his third wife of nearly 40 years, seven children, and eight grandchildren.
