justin henry was the youngest person to be nominated for an oscar.
justin henry was the youngest person to be nominated for an oscar.
who is the youngest person to be nominated for an oscar?
justin henry
henry began his acting career in "kramer vs. kramer". for his performance in that film, he became the youngest person to ever be nominated for an oscar or golden globe. his next role was in a 1983 episode of the american television series "fantasy island". on the big screen, henry appeared in the brat pack film "sixteen candles" (1984), as mike baker, one of samantha baker's siblings. henry also played the son of a married couple played by don johnson and susan sarandon in the film "sweet hearts dance" (1988). in this role, critic janet maslin called him a "large and amusingly sullen teenager".
justin henry
the youngest person to be executed in the 20th century was george stinney, electrocuted in south carolina at the age of 14 on june 16, 1944. the second youngest person to be executed in the 20th century was fortune ferguson in 1927 for rape in florida. the youngest person ever to be sentenced to death in the united states was james arcene, a native american, for his role in a robbery and murder committed when he was ten years old. he was, however, 23 years old when he was actually executed on june 18, 1885. the last execution of a juvenile was convicted murderer leonard shockley, who died in the maryland gas chamber on april 10, 1959, at the age of 17. no one has been under the age of 19 at the time of execution since at least 1964.
capital punishment for juveniles in the united states