Watson family
The Watsons are an American family of nine sibling actors, who are known as "the first family of Hollywood". They were all first active as child actors in silent motion picture films. As of 2020, Billy Watson and Garry Watson, are still alive, but unlike other siblings, both actors roles were mainly uncredited
Beginnings
When Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, located just 600 feet from the Watson family home, needed child actors for films, the father Canadian American J. C "Coy" Watson Sr. provided the kids. The Watson children worked with many big stars in the early Hollywood era, notably James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Fred Astaire, Shirley Temple, Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. Several members of the Watson family also worked as press, newsreel and television photographers during their adult careers.Legacy
The family were collectively honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6674 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, California on April 22, 1999. Billy, Garry, and Louise were interviewed in July 2017 about their experiences in Hollywood.The Watson Family
The Watson family's grandfather, James Watson, was a photographer who took photos of Buffalo Bill on Broadway. His son, J.C. "Coy" Watson Sr., a horse breaker, married Golda Gladdis Wimer on September 23, 1910. Their nine children went on to act in over 1,000 films, starting out as toddlers and child stars.The eldest of the siblings Coy Watson, Jr. authored a book, The Keystone Kid
| Name | Birth name | Date of birth | Date of Death | Actors details |
| Coy Watson Jr. | James Caughey Watson Jr. | November 1912 | March 14 2009 | His acting career started at 9 months old, in Keystone Cops comedies in the 1913 silent film The Prince of Silence |
| Vivian Watson | ? | February 19 1915 | December 18 1994 | |
| Gloria Watson | ? | July 4 1917 | June 1 1997 | |
| Louise Roberts Watson | Mamie Louise Watson | November 22 1919 | June 5 2018, Burbank, California, United States | Debuted aged 8 in Taxi 13, her last role was in 1997 |
| Billy Watson | ? | living as of 2020 | ||
| Harry Watson | Harry R. Watson | August 31 1921 | June 8 2001 | |
| Delmar Watson | David Delmar Watson | July 1926 | October 26 2008 | |
| Garry Watson | Gary Armand Watson | living as of 2020 | Debuted aged 1 in the 1929 film Drag | |
| Bobs Watson | Robert Hall Watson | November 11 1930 | July 27th 1999 |