B. Reeves Eason Jr.

B. Reeves Eason Jr.
Born Barnes Reeves Eason
(1914-11-19)November 19, 1914
Los Angeles, California
Died October 25, 1921(1921-10-25) (aged 6)
Hollywood, California
Other names Master Breezy Reeves Jr.
Universal's Littlest Cowboy
Breezy Eason Jr.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1916–1921

Barnes Reeves Eason,[1] better known by his screen name B. Reeves Eason Jr. (November 19, 1914 – October 25, 1921), 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.

Death

Eason was killed after being hit by a runaway truck outside of his parent's 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

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.

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