James watson family as a child

Acting family

The Watson Family are an American family of nine sibling actors who are known as "the first family of Hollywood." They were initially active as child actors in silent motion picture films.

As of , Garry Watson (born ), the 8th Watson sibling, has been the only living sibling from the family.^[1] and since the death of Mildred Kornman and Donnie "Beezer" Smith, he is also the last living actor of the silent film era.^[2]

Biography

When Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, located just feet from the Watson family home, required child actors for films, the father Canadian American J.

C "Coy" Watson Sr. provided his children for casting. The Watson children worked with many big stars in the early Hollywood era, such as James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Fred Astaire, Shirley Temple, Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda.

All six Watson brothers worked as press, newsreel and television photographers during their adult careers.^[3]