Jimmy Boyd - Revision history

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	==Personal life and death==		==Personal life and death==
	In 1960, Boyd married actress [[Yvonne Craig]] (later TV's ''[[Batgirl]]''). The marriage ended in divorce in 1962. Boyd married a second time in 1980 to Anne Forrey. They had a son together, but divorced in 1984. He remained single for the rest of his life.<ref name="ny_times_obit">{{cite news\| last=Hevesi\| first=Dennis\| title=Jimmy Boyd, Actor and Child Singer, Dies at 70\| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\| date=2009-03-09\| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/arts/10boyd.html?partner=rss&emc=rss\| access-date=2009-03-15}}</ref> ~~When asked, "What's the most exciting thing that ever happened to you?" his reply was, "The birth of my son."{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}~~		In 1960, Boyd married actress [[Yvonne Craig]] (later TV's ''[[Batgirl]]''). The marriage ended in divorce in 1962. Boyd married a second time in 1980 to Anne Forrey. They had a son together, but divorced in 1984. He remained single for the rest of his life.<ref name="ny_times_obit">{{cite news\| last=Hevesi\| first=Dennis\| title=Jimmy Boyd, Actor and Child Singer, Dies at 70\| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\| date=2009-03-09\| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/arts/10boyd.html?partner=rss&emc=rss\| access-date=2009-03-15}}</ref>

	Jimmy Boyd died of [[cancer]] in 2009 at the age of 70.<ref name=lat/>		Jimmy Boyd died of [[cancer]] in 2009 at the age of 70.<ref name=lat/>

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	\| caption = Publicity photo of Jimmy Boyd for the 1960 film ''[[Platinum High School]]''		\| caption = Publicity photo of Jimmy Boyd for the 1960 film ''[[Platinum High School]]''
	\| birthname = ~~Jimmy~~ Devon Boyd		\| birthname = James Devon Boyd
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1939\|1\|9}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1939\|1\|9}}
	\| birth_place = [[Jayess, Mississippi]], U.S.		\| birth_place = [[Jayess, Mississippi]], U.S.
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	'''Jimmy Devon Boyd''' (January 9, 1939 – March 7, 2009) was an American singer, musician, and actor known for his 1952 recording of the song "[[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus]]."		'''Jimmy Devon Boyd''' (Born James Devon Boyd, January 9, 1939 – March 7, 2009) was an American singer, musician, and actor known for his 1952 recording of the song "[[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus]]."

	==Early years==		==Early years==

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	=="I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"==		=="I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"==
	Boyd recorded the song "[[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus]]" for [[Columbia Records]] in 1952, when he was 13 years old. It became a hit, selling over two and a half million records in its first week's release and Boyd's name became known internationally. Boyd was presented with two [[Music recording sales certification\|gold records]]. Boyd's record went to number one on the charts again the following year at Christmas, and continues to sell as a Christmas song. Cumulative disc sales by 1966 amounted to over 11 million copies.<ref name=Discs>{{cite book\| first=Joseph\| last=Murrells\| year=1978\| title=The Book of Golden Discs\| edition=2nd\| publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd\| location=London\| page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/59 59]\| isbn=978-0-2142-0480-7\| url-access=registration\| url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/59}}</ref>		Boyd recorded the song "[[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus]]" for [[Columbia Records]] in 1952, when he was 13 years old.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/> It became a hit, selling over two and a half million records in its first week's release and Boyd's name became known internationally.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/> Boyd was presented with two [[Music recording sales certification\|gold records]]. Boyd's record went to number one on the charts again the following year at Christmas, and continues to sell as a Christmas song. Cumulative disc sales by 1966 amounted to over 11 million copies.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book\| first=Joseph\| last=Murrells\| year=1978\| title=The Book of Golden Discs\| edition=2nd\| publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd\| location=London\| page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/59 59]\| isbn=978-0-2142-0480-7\| url-access=registration\| url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/59}}</ref>

	Boyd owned horses, so Columbia presented him with a silver mounted saddle. Inscribed in the silver plate on the back of the saddle were the words, ''Presented by Columbia Records to Jimmy Boyd commemorating his 3,000,000 record of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"''. When first released, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston condemned the song for implying even a tenuous link between sex and the religious holiday, and radio stations in several markets banned it.		Boyd owned horses, so Columbia presented him with a silver mounted saddle. Inscribed in the silver plate on the back of the saddle were the words, ''Presented by Columbia Records to Jimmy Boyd commemorating his 3,000,000 record of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"''. When first released, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston condemned the song for implying even a tenuous link between sex and the religious holiday, and radio stations in several markets banned it.

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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1939\|1\|9}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1939\|1\|9}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~McComb~~, Mississippi]], U.S.		\| birth_place = [[Jayess, Mississippi]], U.S.
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2009\|3\|7\|1939\|1\|9}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2009\|3\|7\|1939\|1\|9}}
	\| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.		\| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.

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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1939\|1\|9}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1939\|1\|9}}
	\| birth_place = [[McComb, Mississippi]], US		\| birth_place = [[McComb, Mississippi]], U.S.
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2009\|3\|7\|1939\|1\|9}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2009\|3\|7\|1939\|1\|9}}
	\| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.		\| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.

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	\| name = Jimmy Boyd		\| name = Jimmy Boyd
	\| image = ~~Publicity_Photo_of_Jimmy_Boyd~~.jpg		\| image = Publicity photograph of musician Jimmy Boyd from the 1960 film "Platinum High School".jpg
	\| imagesize =		\| imagesize =
	\| caption = Publicity photo of Jimmy Boyd		\| caption = Publicity photo of Jimmy Boyd for the 1960 film ''[[Platinum High School]]''
	\| birthname = Jimmy Devon Boyd		\| birthname = Jimmy Devon Boyd
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1939\|1\|9}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1939\|1\|9}}
	\| birth_place = [[McComb, Mississippi]]		\| birth_place = [[McComb, Mississippi]], US
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2009\|3\|7\|1939\|1\|9}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2009\|3\|7\|1939\|1\|9}}
	\| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.		\| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
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	==Acting career==		==Acting career==
	Boyd was a regular cast member on the situation comedy ''[[Date with the Angels]]'', starring [[Betty White]], playing the role of Wheeler. After the show was cancelled midway through its only season (~~1957-58~~), he went on to become a regular on ''[[Bachelor Father (American TV series)\|Bachelor Father]]'' for the remainder of its five-year run (~~1957-62~~). The popular situation comedy starred [[John Forsythe]] and featured [[Noreen Corcoran]] and [[Sammee Tong]]. Boyd played the role of Howard Meechum, awkward classmate and sometime boyfriend of Corcoran's character Kelly.<ref name="auto">{{cite news \|title=Jimmy Boyd Obituary \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40916265/jimmy-boyd-obituary/ \|access-date=11 March 2023 \|work=The Los Angeles Times \|date=10 March 2009}}</ref>		Boyd was a regular cast member on the situation comedy ''[[Date with the Angels]]'', starring [[Betty White]], playing the role of Wheeler. After the show was cancelled midway through its only season (1957–58), he went on to become a regular on ''[[Bachelor Father (American TV series)\|Bachelor Father]]'' for the remainder of its five-year run (1957–62). The popular situation comedy starred [[John Forsythe]] and featured [[Noreen Corcoran]] and [[Sammee Tong]]. Boyd played the role of Howard Meechum, awkward classmate and sometime boyfriend of Corcoran's character Kelly.<ref name="auto">{{cite news \|title=Jimmy Boyd Obituary \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40916265/jimmy-boyd-obituary/ \|access-date=11 March 2023 \|work=The Los Angeles Times \|date=10 March 2009}}</ref>

	During the same period, Boyd appeared in several films, often in dramatic roles. These included the role of schoolboy Howard in [[Inherit the Wind (1960 film)\|''Inherit the Wind'']] (1960), a drama starring [[Spencer Tracy]], based on the [[Scopes trial\|Scopes Monkey Trial]] of 1925.<ref name="auto"/>		During the same period, Boyd appeared in several films, often in dramatic roles. These included the role of schoolboy Howard in [[Inherit the Wind (1960 film)\|''Inherit the Wind'']] (1960), a drama starring [[Spencer Tracy]], based on the [[Scopes trial\|Scopes Monkey Trial]] of 1925.<ref name="auto"/>
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	[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Mississippi]]		[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Mississippi]]
	[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]		[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]

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	==Acting career==		==Acting career==
	Boyd was a regular cast member on the situation comedy ''[[Date with the Angels]]'', starring [[Betty White]], playing the role of Wheeler. After the show was cancelled midway through its only season (1957-58), he went on to become a regular on ''[[Bachelor Father (American TV series)\|Bachelor Father]]'' for the remainder of its five-year run (1957-62). The popular situation comedy starred [[John Forsythe]] and featured [[Noreen Corcoran]] and [[Sammee Tong]]. Boyd played the role of Howard Meechum, awkward classmate and sometime boyfriend of Corcoran's character Kelly.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jimmy Boyd Obituary \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40916265/jimmy-boyd-obituary/ \|access-date=11 March 2023 \|work=The Los Angeles Times \|date=10 March 2009}}</ref>		Boyd was a regular cast member on the situation comedy ''[[Date with the Angels]]'', starring [[Betty White]], playing the role of Wheeler. After the show was cancelled midway through its only season (1957-58), he went on to become a regular on ''[[Bachelor Father (American TV series)\|Bachelor Father]]'' for the remainder of its five-year run (1957-62). The popular situation comedy starred [[John Forsythe]] and featured [[Noreen Corcoran]] and [[Sammee Tong]]. Boyd played the role of Howard Meechum, awkward classmate and sometime boyfriend of Corcoran's character Kelly.<ref name="auto">{{cite news \|title=Jimmy Boyd Obituary \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40916265/jimmy-boyd-obituary/ \|access-date=11 March 2023 \|work=The Los Angeles Times \|date=10 March 2009}}</ref>

	During the same period, Boyd appeared in several films, often in dramatic roles. These included the role of schoolboy Howard in [[Inherit the Wind (1960 film)\|''Inherit the Wind'']] (1960), a drama starring [[Spencer Tracy]], based on the [[Scopes trial\|Scopes Monkey Trial]] of 1925.<ref~~>{{cite~~ ~~news \|title~~=~~Jimmy Boyd Obituary \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40916265/jimmy-boyd-obituary/ \|access-date=11 March 2023 \|work=The Los Angeles Times \|date=10 March 2009}}<~~/~~ref~~>		During the same period, Boyd appeared in several films, often in dramatic roles. These included the role of schoolboy Howard in [[Inherit the Wind (1960 film)\|''Inherit the Wind'']] (1960), a drama starring [[Spencer Tracy]], based on the [[Scopes trial\|Scopes Monkey Trial]] of 1925.<ref name="auto"/>

	Boyd's acting career was interrupted by military service when he was drafted into the [[United States Army\|US Army]] in 1960. Later in the 1960s, he went to Vietnam, but as a celebrity rather than a soldier, appearing alongside other actors and singers in two [[United Service Organizations\|USO tours]].<ref~~>{{cite~~ ~~news \|title~~=~~Jimmy Boyd Obituary \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40916265/jimmy-boyd-obituary/ \|access-date=11 March 2023 \|work=The Los Angeles Times \|date=10 March 2009}}<~~/~~ref~~>		Boyd's acting career was interrupted by military service when he was drafted into the [[United States Army\|US Army]] in 1960. Later in the 1960s, he went to Vietnam, but as a celebrity rather than a soldier, appearing alongside other actors and singers in two [[United Service Organizations\|USO tours]].<ref name="auto"/>

	==Personal life and death==		==Personal life and death==

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	\| yearsactive = 1951–1983		\| yearsactive = 1951–1983
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Yvonne Craig]]\|1960\|1962\|end=div}}~~<br~~ />{{marriage\|Anne Forrey\|1980\|1984\|end=div}}		\| spouse = {{plainlist\|
			* {{marriage\|[[Yvonne Craig]]\|1960\|1962\|end=div}}
			* {{marriage\|Anne Forrey\|1980\|1984\|end=div}}
			}}
	\| children = 1		\| children = 1
	}}		}}

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	==Personal life and death==		==Personal life and death==
	In 1960, Boyd married actress [[Yvonne Craig]] (later TV's ''[[Batgirl]]''). The marriage ended in divorce in 1962. Boyd married a second time in 1980 to Anne Forrey. They had a son together, but divorced in 1984. He remained single for the rest of his life.<ref name="ny_times_obit">{{cite news\| last=Hevesi\| first=Dennis\| title=Jimmy Boyd, Actor and Child Singer, Dies at 70\| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\| date=2009-03-09\| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/arts/10boyd.html?partner=rss&emc=rss\| access-date=2009-03-15}}</ref> When asked, "What's the most exciting thing that ever happened to you?" his reply was, "The birth of my son."~~(Devin Boyd)~~{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}		In 1960, Boyd married actress [[Yvonne Craig]] (later TV's ''[[Batgirl]]''). The marriage ended in divorce in 1962. Boyd married a second time in 1980 to Anne Forrey. They had a son together, but divorced in 1984. He remained single for the rest of his life.<ref name="ny_times_obit">{{cite news\| last=Hevesi\| first=Dennis\| title=Jimmy Boyd, Actor and Child Singer, Dies at 70\| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\| date=2009-03-09\| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/arts/10boyd.html?partner=rss&emc=rss\| access-date=2009-03-15}}</ref> When asked, "What's the most exciting thing that ever happened to you?" his reply was, "The birth of my son."{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

	Jimmy Boyd died of [[cancer]] in 2009 at the age of 70.<ref name=lat/>		Jimmy Boyd died of [[cancer]] in 2009 at the age of 70.<ref name=lat/>