Cliff Severn

{{Short description|American cricketer and child screen actor (1925–2014)}}

Clifford Severn (September 21, 1925 – June 4, 2014) was an American cricketer and child screen actor.

Clifford Severn was the son of Dr. Clifford Brill Severn (1890–1981). His parents emigrated from South Africa to Los Angeles after he was born. He had seven siblings who were all child actors: Venetia Severn, Yvonne Severn, Raymond Severn, Ernest Severn, Christopher Severn, William Severn and Winston Severn. He died in Los Angeles in 2014 at age 88.{{cite news| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/story/750517.html| title=US cricket pioneer Severn passes away at 88| date=June 5, 2014| access-date=June 6, 2014| first=Peter| last=Della Penna| journal=ESPN Cric Info}}{{IMDb name|0786345}}

Like his brothers Winston and Raymond, Clifford Severn played for the US national cricket team.{{cite web| url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/178/178733/178733.html| title=Cliff Severn| access-date=June 6, 2014| website=Cricket Archive| url-access=subscription}}

As Clifford Severn (in 1940 films as Clifford Severn Jr), he appeared notably in the films A Christmas Carol and the war film They Live in Fear.