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Robert Cletus Driscoll (March 3, 1937 – c. March 30, 1968) was an American actor who performed on film and television from 1943 to 1960.
Bobby Driscoll was a child actor who starred in Song of the South and voiced Peter Pan, but his career and life spiraled downward after being dropped by Disney. He died alone and unclaimed in 1968, buried in a paupers' grave on Hart Island.
Bobby Driscoll. Actor: Peter Pan. Bobby Driscoll was a natural-born actor. Discovered by chance at the age of five-and-a-half in a barber shop in Altadena, CA. and then convincing in anything he ever undertook on the movie screen and on television throughout his career spanning 17 years (1943-1960).
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- Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Bobby Driscoll was a child actor who won an Oscar for his role in The Window (1949) and voiced Peter Pan (1953). He struggled with acne, drugs and rejection in his teenage years and died in poverty in 1968.
- March 3, 1937
- March 30, 1968
Bobby Driscoll is best known for being an American child actor known for starring in cinema, radio, and television performances from the 1940s and 1950s. Most notably in Disney’s animation film, Peter Pan (1953), starring as the voice for the character Peter Pan.
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Sep 24, 2021 · Bobby Driscoll was a child star who voiced Peter Pan in Disney's 1953 film, but his career declined and he struggled with drugs and crime. He died in 1968 and was buried in an unmarked grave until his identity was revealed in 1972.
Known For. Peter Pan. Treasure Island. Song of the South. The Window. So Dear to My Heart. Melody Time. Fathers Are People. Lilies of the Field. Acting. Bobby Driscoll was an American child and young-adult actor whose substantial career included work on the screen, television, stage, and radio.
