B. Reeves Eason Jr.

Barnes Reeves Eason[1] (November 19, 1914 – October 25, 1921), better known by his screen name B. Reeves Eason Jr. was an American silent film child actor. Billed as "Master Breezy Reeves Jr." and "Universal's Littlest Cowboy", and later also known as Breezy Eason Jr., he was the son of motion picture director and actor B. Reeves Eason and his wife, the actress Jimsy Maye.

B. Reeves Eason Jr.
Born
Barnes Reeves Eason

(1914-11-19)November 19, 1914
Los Angeles, California
DiedOctober 25, 1921(1921-10-25) (aged 6)
Hollywood, California
Other namesMaster Breezy Reeves Jr.
Universal's Littlest Cowboy
Breezy Eason Jr.
OccupationActor
Years active1916–1921

Death

Eason was killed after being hit by a runaway truck outside of his parents' house[2] shortly after the filming of the Harry Carey silent western The Fox (1921) had been completed. He was interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and was one of the first actors to be buried there.

Filmography

See also

References

  1. HOLLYWOODLAND » Blog Archive » “Breezy” Eason, Jr. at Hollywood Forever…
  2. "Plays and Players". Photoplay. New York City: Photoplay Publishers Company. 21 (2): 96. January 1922. Retrieved 2014-12-29.

Bibliography

  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 67–68.



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