Advertisement

James Coy Watson Sr.

Advertisement

James Coy Watson Sr.

Birth
Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Death
23 May 1968 (aged 78)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.0879156, Longitude: -118.3169538
Plot
Court of the Apostles
Memorial ID
View Source
Father of actors Bobs and Billy Watson. He began working with movies when he rented his horses for $2.50 per day for early Westerns and later introduced his nine children to working in films. Some of the children became photographers and the three daughters, housewives. Watson worked on the technical crew for 1924's "The Thief of Bagdad." Watson's children all totaled, appeared in over 1,000 television shows and movies. Watson died from lung cancer.
Father of actors Bobs and Billy Watson. He began working with movies when he rented his horses for $2.50 per day for early Westerns and later introduced his nine children to working in films. Some of the children became photographers and the three daughters, housewives. Watson worked on the technical crew for 1924's "The Thief of Bagdad." Watson's children all totaled, appeared in over 1,000 television shows and movies. Watson died from lung cancer.

Inscription

One for all



Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement