Song of the South
1949
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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.
Jan 22, 2019 · 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.
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).
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). Includes such notable movie screen ...
Robert Cletus “Bobby” Driscoll was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on March 3rd, 1937, to parents Cletus (1901-1969), an insulation salesman, and Isabelle (Kratz) (1897-1972), a former schoolteacher. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Des Moines, where they stayed until early 1943.
Sep 24, 2021 · It would be some time before the decedent would be identified as Bobby Driscoll. After not hearing from him, Driscoll’s mother reached out to Disney and placed flyers in New York newspapers. A year and a half after his death, his body was identified by a fingerprint match at the New York City Police Department.
Robert Cletus ‘Bobby’ Driscoll was an American child artist, known for his work in popular Walt Disney pictures, including ‘So Dear to My Heart,’ ‘Treasure Island,’ and ‘Song of the South.’ Born in Iowa, his family later moved to California. An audition got him a minor acting role at the age of 5.
A timeline of Bobby Driscoll's life and career, including a biography and filmography.
Bobby Driscoll was an American child and young-adult actor whose substantial career included work on the screen, television, stage, and radio. The 1949 films So Dear to My Heart and The Window earned him an Academy Award as the year's outstanding juvenile actor.
Bobby Driscoll died unknown in Greenwich Village, New York City on March 30, 1968. Driscoll’s body went unclaimed, he was buried in an unmarked pauper’s grave in New York City’s Potter’s Field on Hart Island, where his remains are to this day.
