</s> ▁Baby ▁Le Ro y ▁( May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁– ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁child ▁actor ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁six teen ▁months ▁old , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁person ▁ever ▁put ▁under ▁term ▁contract ▁by ▁a ▁major ▁studio . ▁ ▁Born ▁Ron ald ▁Le ▁Roy ▁Over acker ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁Baby ▁Le Ro y ' s ▁career ▁began ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁old , ▁co - st arring ▁with ▁Maurice ▁Che val ier ▁in ▁A ▁Bed time ▁Story , ▁and ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁came o ▁role ▁as ▁himself ▁in ▁Cinema ▁Circ us ▁( 1 9 3 7 ). ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁appearances ▁in ▁three ▁W . ▁C . ▁Field s ▁films : ▁Till ie ▁and ▁G us ▁( 1 9 3 3 ), ▁The ▁Old ▁F ashion ed ▁Way ▁( 1 9 3 4 ) ▁and ▁It ' s ▁a ▁G ift ▁( 1 9 3 4 ). ▁ ▁Screen ▁interaction ▁with ▁W . ▁C . ▁Field s ▁ ▁Field s ▁rec ount ed ▁a ▁difficult ▁shooting ▁day ▁during ▁Till ie ▁and ▁G us ▁where ▁a ▁short ▁scene ▁was ▁repeatedly ▁ru ined ▁by ▁Baby ▁Le Ro y ' s ▁cry ing ▁until ▁he ▁sur re pt it iously ▁de vised ▁a ▁solution : ▁" I ▁quietly ▁removed ▁the ▁ni pp le ▁from ▁Baby ▁Le