Song of the South
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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.
It's also the final resting place of Bobby Driscoll, who became a household name at the age of 9 with a starring role in Disney's controversial Song of the South.
May 25, 2022 · Bobby Driscoll suffered a tragic life after Disney dropped him. Alcohol abuse, drug overdose, violent fits, and severe depression. He died alone on a cot in NYC with no one to claim his body.
- Anna Menta
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The cause of death for the penniless 31-year-old was hardening of the arteries, a common side effect of longtime heroin use, Entertainment Weekly reported. Driscoll’s remains were unclaimed and he was eventually buried in a mass, unmarked grave on Hart Island alongside other unidentified bodies.
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- Stephanie Nolasco,Fox News
Sep 24, 2021 · The public didn’t learn about Driscoll’s death for a few years, as word of his passing only came to light during the 1972 re-release of Song of the South. Despite being identified, his remains have never been located on Hart Island, as burial records from between 1961 to July 1977 were destroyed in a fire.
Feb 27, 2021 · ‘Peter Pan’ Star Bobby Driscoll Died Homeless and Broke After Years of Drug Abuse: ‘Nobody Came to His Rescue’. Bobby Driscoll is known as the talented child actor in 'Treasure Island' and...
Less than four weeks after his 31st birthday in March, Bobby Driscoll died unknown in Greenwich Village, New York City. On March 30, 1968, two playing children found his dead body in an abandoned East Village tenement at 371 East 10th Street.
