Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Bobby Driscoll, Shirley Temple, Deanna Durbin, Hayley Mills, Margaret O'brien, Peggy Ann Garner, Vincent Winter, Claude Jarman, Jr., Jon Whiteley, Ivan Jandl. Excerpt: Bobby Driscoll Bobby Driscoll (March 3, 1937 March 30, 1968) was an American child actor known for a large body of cinema and TV performances from 1943 to 1960. He starred in some of The Walt Disney Company 's most popular live-action pictures of that period, such as Song of the South (1946), So Dear to My Heart (1948), and Treasure Island (1950). He served as animation model and provided the voice for the title role in Peter Pan (1953). In 1950, he received an Academy Juvenile Award for outstanding performance in feature films. In the mid-1950s, Driscoll's career began to decline, turning primarily to guest appearances on anthology TV series. He became addicted to narcotics and was sentenced to prison for drug use. After his release he focused his attention on the avant-garde art scene. In ill health from his drug use, and his funds completely depleted, he died in March 1968. Life and career Early childhood Born Robert Cletus Driscoll in Cedar Rapids , Iowa , Driscoll was the only child of Cletus Driscoll, an insulation salesman, and Isabelle Kratz Driscoll, a former schoolteacher. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Des Moines , where they stayed until early 1943. When a doctor advised the father to relocate to balmy California due to pulmonary ailments he was suffering from his work-related handling of asbestos , the family moved to Los Angeles . Driscoll's barber urged his parents to try to get the cute child into the movies, and the man's son, an occasional actor, got him an audition at MGM for a bit role in the 1943 family drama Lost Angel , which starred up-and-coming ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Academy Juvenile Award Winners: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Bobby Driscoll, Shirley Temple, Deanna Durbin, Hayley Mills, Margaret O'Brien, Vincent Wi. To get started finding Academy Juvenile Award Winners: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Bobby Driscoll, Shirley Temple, Deanna Durbin, Hayley Mills, Margaret O'Brien, Vincent Wi, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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2012
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Academy Juvenile Award Winners: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Bobby Driscoll, Shirley Temple, Deanna Durbin, Hayley Mills, Margaret O'Brien, Vincent Wi
Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Bobby Driscoll, Shirley Temple, Deanna Durbin, Hayley Mills, Margaret O'brien, Peggy Ann Garner, Vincent Winter, Claude Jarman, Jr., Jon Whiteley, Ivan Jandl. Excerpt: Bobby Driscoll Bobby Driscoll (March 3, 1937 March 30, 1968) was an American child actor known for a large body of cinema and TV performances from 1943 to 1960. He starred in some of The Walt Disney Company 's most popular live-action pictures of that period, such as Song of the South (1946), So Dear to My Heart (1948), and Treasure Island (1950). He served as animation model and provided the voice for the title role in Peter Pan (1953). In 1950, he received an Academy Juvenile Award for outstanding performance in feature films. In the mid-1950s, Driscoll's career began to decline, turning primarily to guest appearances on anthology TV series. He became addicted to narcotics and was sentenced to prison for drug use. After his release he focused his attention on the avant-garde art scene. In ill health from his drug use, and his funds completely depleted, he died in March 1968. Life and career Early childhood Born Robert Cletus Driscoll in Cedar Rapids , Iowa , Driscoll was the only child of Cletus Driscoll, an insulation salesman, and Isabelle Kratz Driscoll, a former schoolteacher. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Des Moines , where they stayed until early 1943. When a doctor advised the father to relocate to balmy California due to pulmonary ailments he was suffering from his work-related handling of asbestos , the family moved to Los Angeles . Driscoll's barber urged his parents to try to get the cute child into the movies, and the man's son, an occasional actor, got him an audition at MGM for a bit role in the 1943 family drama Lost Angel , which starred up-and-coming ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Academy Juvenile Award Winners: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Bobby Driscoll, Shirley Temple, Deanna Durbin, Hayley Mills, Margaret O'Brien, Vincent Wi. To get started finding Academy Juvenile Award Winners: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Bobby Driscoll, Shirley Temple, Deanna Durbin, Hayley Mills, Margaret O'Brien, Vincent Wi, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.