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Bobby Driscoll, born Robert Cletus Driscoll on March 3, 1937, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was an American actor. He worked as a stage, television, and film actor, with a career spanning from 1943 to 1965. Driscoll spoke and wrote in English. He was signed to the RCA Victor record label.
He died of heart failure on natural causes on March 30, 1968, in the East Village. Driscoll received the Academy Juvenile Award and the Academy Honorary Award. He also holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His works are held in the collection of the Eye Filmmuseum.
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Film & TV
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
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. His career and life eventually gradually went into decline. In late 1961, addicted to drugs (having begun using when 17), he was…
Known for
- Once Upon a Studio — Peter Pan (voice) (archive sound)2023
- Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy — Goofy Jr. (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)2002
- The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' — Self (archive footage)1997
- Disney's Halloween Treat — Peter Pan (voice) (archive footage)1982
- Disney's Greatest Villains — Peter Pan (voice) (archive footage)1977
- Dirt — Nun1965
- Lilies of the Field — Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)1963
- The Chevy Mystery Show — Fred Forbes1960
- The Best of the Post — Joel1960
- The Brothers Brannagan — Johnny1960
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Cletus Driscoll , ( 1937-03-03 ) March 3, 1937, Cedar Rapids, Iowa , U.S.
- Died
- c. March 30, 1968 (1968-03-30) (aged 31), New York City , U.S.
- Resting place
- Potter's Field, Hart Island, New York
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1943–1965
- Known for
- Original voice of Walt Disney's Peter Pan
- Notable work
- Song of the South (1946), So Dear to My Heart (1949), Treasure Island (1950), Peter Pan (1953)
- Spouse
- Marilyn Jean Rush ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1960 )
- Awards
- Academy Juvenile Award , 1950 So Dear to My Heart ; The Window , Milky Way Gold Star Award , 1954 for his TV and Radio work, Hollywood Walk Of Fame , 1560 Vine Street
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bobby
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cedar Rapids
- Place of death
- East Village
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Record label
- RCA Victor
- Image
- Bobby Driscoll 1950.jpg
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- cause of death
- heart failure
- date of birth
- 1937-03-03
- date of death
- 1968-03-30
- Commons category
- Bobby Driscoll
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Bobby Driscoll
- birth name
- Robert Cletus Driscoll
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- end of work period
- 1965-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- has works in the collection
- Eye Filmmuseum
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Cletus Driscoll (March 3, 1937 – c. March 30, 1968) was an American actor who performed on film and television from 1943 to 1960. He starred in some of the Walt Disney Studios' best-known live-action pictures of that period: Song of the South (1946), So Dear to My Heart (1949), and Treasure Island (1950), as well as RKO's The Window (1949). He served as the animation model and provided the voice for the title role in Peter Pan (1953). He received an Academy Juvenile Award for outstanding performances in So Dear to My Heart and The Window.
In the mid-1950s, Driscoll's acting career began to decline, and he turned primarily to guest appearances on anthology TV series. He became addicted to narcotics, and was sentenced to prison for illicit drug use. After his release, he focused his attention on the avant-garde art scene. With his funds depleted, his initially unidentified body was discovered on 30 March 1968 in an abandoned building in the East Village of Manhattan.
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