▁director ▁to ▁choose ▁between ▁rec ast ing ▁or ▁holding ▁up ▁production ▁until ▁he ▁recovered . ▁The ▁director ▁chose ▁to ▁rec ast , ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁Billy ▁Lee ' s ▁best - rem ember ed ▁roles . ▁Le Ro y ▁never ▁appeared ▁in ▁another ▁film . ▁ ▁Over acker ▁became ▁a ▁merchant ▁se aman ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁as ▁an ▁adult , ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁ch allen ger ▁on ▁the ▁TV ▁panel ▁show ▁To ▁Tell ▁the ▁Tr uth . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Van ▁Nu ys , ▁California , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁aged ▁ 6 9 . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Curt is , ▁James ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁W . ▁C . ▁Field s : ▁A ▁Biography , ▁Alfred ▁A . ▁Kn opf ▁Publishing . ▁ ▁Hol m st rom , ▁John ▁( 1 9 9 6 ). ▁The ▁Mov ing ▁Picture ▁Boy : ▁An ▁International ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Nor wich , ▁Michael ▁Russell , ▁p .   1 7 9 . ▁ ▁D ye , ▁David ▁( 1 9 8 8 ). ▁Child ▁and ▁Youth ▁Act ors : ▁Film ography ▁of ▁Their ▁Ent ire ▁Care ers , ▁ 1 9 1 4 – 1 9 8 5 . ▁Jefferson , ▁NC : ▁Mc F ar land ▁& ▁Co ., ▁p .   8 . ▁ ▁Lam par ski , ▁R .