William Severn

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia William Severn Los Angeles 17 January 1938 Ventura County 26 March 1983 was an American child screen actor He was born William Churchill Roosevelt Severn the son of Dr Clifford Brill Severn 18901981 and his South African wife Rachel Malherbe 18971984 His parents had emigrated from South Africa to Los Angeles before he was born He had seven siblings who were all child actors Venetia Severn Clifford Severn Yvonne Severn Raymond Severn Ernest Severn Christopher Severn and Winston Severn As an adult he was a worldknown evangelist based in Ventura California His ministry took him and his family abroad including Indonesia during the 1965 revolution Israel and the UK He broadcast in the USA by the Trinity Broadcasting Network He died in 1983 from a sudden heart attack at the age of only 45 He was laid to rest in Pierce BrothersValley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village California beside his mother William Severn was known in his early films as Little Billy Severn He made his first film appearance as Billy in Eagle Squadron but his biggest role was as Peter Humphreys in Journey for Margaret