Actor. He and his brothers and sisters appeared in the Follies from 1918 to 1923, billed as the Seven Little Eatons. He appeared in 10 Broadway productions, starting in 1917 with "Mother Carey's Chickens." He also appeared as John Napoleon Darling in a 1924 revival of James Barrie's "Peter Pan," with Marilyn Miller in the title role. He last appeared on Broadway in the comedy "Lady Luck," which lasted for just five performances in 1936. His screen career included more than a dozen movies. He was a child actor by 1921 and appeared in a 1929 talkie, "The Ghost Talks." His last movie role was in a British film, "Sons of the Sea," in 1939. Charles Eaton accompanied his sister,Doris Eaton Travis, one of four surviving Ziegfeld girls, now 100, to New York this year to appear at a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit. Mrs. Travis's memoir, "The Way We Danced: The Story of My Theatrical Family" (University of Oklahoma Press) was published recently. Eaton also was member of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment during II World War.
Actor. He and his brothers and sisters appeared in the Follies from 1918 to 1923, billed as the Seven Little Eatons. He appeared in 10 Broadway productions, starting in 1917 with "Mother Carey's Chickens." He also appeared as John Napoleon Darling in a 1924 revival of James Barrie's "Peter Pan," with Marilyn Miller in the title role. He last appeared on Broadway in the comedy "Lady Luck," which lasted for just five performances in 1936. His screen career included more than a dozen movies. He was a child actor by 1921 and appeared in a 1929 talkie, "The Ghost Talks." His last movie role was in a British film, "Sons of the Sea," in 1939. Charles Eaton accompanied his sister,Doris Eaton Travis, one of four surviving Ziegfeld girls, now 100, to New York this year to appear at a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit. Mrs. Travis's memoir, "The Way We Danced: The Story of My Theatrical Family" (University of Oklahoma Press) was published recently. Eaton also was member of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment during II World War.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
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