Trent Lehman

Trenton Lawson "Trent" Lehman (February 23, 1961 – January 18, 1982) was an American child actor best known for his role as Butch Everett on Nanny and the Professor. He also played a young Christine Jorgensen in The Christine Jorgensen Story, and appeared in episodes of Gunsmoke and Emergency!.

Trent Lehman
Trent Lehman, circa 1970
Born
Trenton Lawson Lehman

(1961-02-23)February 23, 1961
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 1982(1982-01-18) (aged 20)
Pacoima, California, U.S.
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1969–1973

On January 18, 1982, Lehman died after he hanged himself on a chain link fence outside of Vena Avenue Elementary School in Pacoima, California.[1] He had attended the school before being withdrawn to become an actor.[2] Lehman's death, along with those of two other former child actors, Rusty Hamer and Tim Hovey, inspired Paul Petersen to found A Minor Consideration, an advocacy group for child stars.[3]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1969 Gunsmoke Chester 1 episode
1970 The Christine Jorgensen Story George at 7
1970–1971 Nanny and the Professor Butch Everett 54 episodes
1972 Emergency! Andy 1 episode
1972–1973 The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie Butch Everett (Voice) 2 episodes

References
  1. Brioux, Bill (2007). "Ward, I'm Worried About the Beaver: TV Rumors Involving Child Stars". Truth and Rumors: The Reality Behind TV's Most Famous Myths. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-275-99247-7.
  2. Sandack, Rick (May 12, 1993). "Former Child Stars Get A Helping Hand". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  3. Kubey, Robert William (2004). Creating Television: Conversations With the People Behind 50 Years Of American TV. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. pp. 387. ISBN 0-8058-1077-3.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.