Eli Nadel

Eliah Maurice Nadel (October 9, 1918 – March 9, 1981) was an American child actor born in the Bronx, New York.

Lobby card for Womanhandled (1925).

As a child he appeared in Fox Film's Sunshine Comedy series of short comedy films.

His best known role was "The Kid" in the 1925 Famous Players-Lasky feature Womanhandled.

After his film career he studied medicine and, as a career physician, worked for the Cancer Control Branch of the National Cancer Institute, where he developed the biometric considerations that were relevant to testing for cancer.[1]

Later, he joined the Research Service of the Veteran's Administration, serving as Chief, Research in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from 1966-1968. He left the VA in 1970 and became Associate Dean and Professor of Pathology at the St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.[2]

References
  1. As Memory Serves-An Informal History of the National Cancer Institute, 1937-57
  2. A Historical Look at the Department of Veterans Affairs Research and Development Program
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