After spending World War II in China as a war correspondent, Watts became the theatre critic for the New York Post, a position he held until a few years prior to his death from cardiac arrest. For the Post he also wrote a regular column entitled "Random Notes on This and That." He is also credited for lending his name and voice to a Fatima Cigarette commercial for the radio show "Dragnet".
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New York Times funeral notice
January 01, 1970
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