Claude Jarman Jr.

DeathJanuary 122025

Claude Jarman Jr.

Claude Jarman Jr., American actor and producer (born 1934)

1st anniversary in 2026

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When
Sunday, January 12 20251 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
Anniversary
1st in 2026
Recorded from
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Person
Claude Jarman Jr.

At a glance

Born 1934-09-27; died 2025-01-12.

Known as: actor and film actor. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life and death Jarman married his first wife, Virginia, in 1959. They had three children: Elizabeth Suddeth, Claude Jarman III, and Murray Jarman, before their 1968 divorce. Jarman met his second wife, Maryann, in 1968. They had two daughters together, Vanessa Getty and Natalie Jarman, before their 1983 divorce. Jarman married his third wife, Katharine, in 1986, with whom he had twin daughters, Charlotte and Sarah. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Jarman died at his home in Kentfield, California ,

Claude Miller Jarman Jr. was an American actor. He became a child star with his role as Jody Baxter in The Yearling (1946), for which he won an Academy Juvenile Award. Further roles in films like Intruder in the Dust (1949) and Rio Grande (1950) followed. Jarman largely retired from acting in early adulthood and later served as executive director of the San Francisco International Film Festival, and director of Cultural Affairs for the City of San Francisco.

Path and career

Awards / honours: Academy Juvenile Award and Academy Honorary Award.

Why this date

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