David Jack Holt August 14 1927 November 15 2003 was an American actor initially groomed at the age of seven to be the male Shirley Temple After several supporting roles as a juvenile actor in films during the 1930s1940s he experienced family stress and left acting by the time he was 25 He subsequently had success as a songwriter before his death in 2003 at the age of 76 From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia