US Edition'Leave It to Beaver' child guest star John Eiman dies
John Eimen, known for roles on classic TV and later work in music and teaching, died of prostate cancer after a recent diagnosis, family said.
- On Friday, John Eimen, former child actor, died at his Mukilteo, Washington home following a recent prostate cancer diagnosis at age 76.
- Born Oct. 2, 1949, in Chicago, Eimen moved to Los Angeles and was discovered by an agent friend of his first-grade teacher, beginning work at age 6.
- Across the late 1950s and 1960s, he appeared on Leave It to Beaver and guest‑starred on The Twilight Zone, collaborating with Hollywood legends like Robert Stack and Barbara Billingsley.
- On Monday, publicist Harlan Boll sent the obituary, and the family said there will be no funeral but a memorial service is being planned, with Midori, Daniel Eimen, Chris Eimen, Lucas, and Oliver surviving.
- He returned to the U.S. in the mid‑1990s and spent 25 years as a flight attendant for a major U.S. airline before retiring in 2020.
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‘Twilight Zone,’ ‘Leave It to Beaver’ child star dies at 76
Former child actor John Eimen, known for his work on such well-known shows including “Leave It to Beaver,” “Petticoat Junction,” and “The Twilight Zone,” passed away on Friday of prostate cancer while at his home in Mukilteo, Washington.
John Eimen, former child star from 'Leave It to Beaver' and 'Petticoat Junction', dies at 76
Eimen earned his first screen credit at age 6 and appeared on some of the most popular TV series of his generation.Courtesy of the EIMEN FAMILY John EimenJohn Eimen, the former child actor known for his work on popular TV shows like Leave It to Beaver, Petticoat Junction, and The Twilight Zone, died Friday at his home in Mukilteo, Wash. He was 76.A family representative confirmed the news to Entertainment Weekly and said the cause was prostate c…
John Eimen Dies: Child Actor In ‘Leave It To Beaver’, ‘The Twilight Zone’ & More Was 76
John Eimen, who appeared in more than a dozen TV series including Leave It to Beaver, The Twilight Zone and McKeever and the Colonel as a child actor in the late 1950s and ’60s, has died. He was 76. His family said he died of prostate cancer at his home in Mukilteo, WA. He had […]
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