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Leap to ministry was natural for scene-stealing child actor
Bobs Watson, who played Pee Wee in the 1938 film Boys Town, transitioned from Hollywood child star to Methodist minister after a career shaped by the movie and its values. He recalls meeting Father Flanagan, turning down a six-figure Mayer contract, and later dedicating decades to faith work, drama, and Boys Town charity efforts.
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Lacuna Beach
CaLif
Boys Town
Father Flanagan
Pee Wee
Flanagan and Boys Town
Nebraska
Spencer Tracy
Mickey Rooney
Flanagan
Bobs Watson
Hollywood
Louis B. Mayer
Lionel Barrymore
Western Union
Tracy
Bobby
Spencer
Watson
Charlie Chaplin
Paulette Goddard
John Wesley
Bobs
Bob
Mack Sennett
Echo Park
James Watson
Europe
Amy Kate Ball
Queen Victoria
Canada
David Richardson
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara
Richardson