Mukilteo (Washington), Nov. 26 -- John Eimen, the cherubic, red-haired child actor who graced a string of iconic American television series during the late 1950s and '60s, has died at the age of 76.
His family confirmed that he succumbed to prostate cancer at his home in Mukilteo, Washington, only months after receiving his diagnosis in September, according to DEADLINE.
Born in Chicago on October 2, 1949, Eimen relocated to Los Angeles with his family during the 1950s, an auspicious move that steered him toward an early career in Hollywood. It was there that a perceptive talent agent, an acquaintance of his first-grade teacher, spotted potential in the freckle-faced youngster. Credited as Johnny Eimen, he made regular guest appearances in...