Bobby Driscoll
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Born March 3, 1937·Died March 30, 1968 (at 31)·Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA·Male
Biography
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.
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In late 1961, addicted to drugs (having begun using when 17), he was sentenced to prison. In 1965, a year after his parole expired, he relocated to New York City. He was found dead in an abandoned East Village tenement in March 1968.
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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
45 credits across 45 titlesActing
36 creditsAs self
9 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
