Thats when he became belligerent. The Window (1949) and the Incredibly Sad Career of Bobby Driscoll He just never got his life together. On March 30, 1968, Bobby Driscoll died alone in an abandoned East Village tenement. It was horrible what happened to him.". In the years following, Driscoll earned something else as prestigious: the good favor of Walt Disney himself. ", Though his big-screen career fizzled, Driscoll found fairly steady work in TV shows like Dragnet and Rawhide and attempted to settle into a life of domesticity with Marilyn Jean Rush, a 19-year-old he met in Manhattan Beach. Despite the obstacles presented to Driscoll during production, Treasure Island was an international smash hit. Driscoll made nine films in a three-year span before his breakout role as Johnny, a 7-year-old boy who visits his grandfather's plantation in Song of the South. [66], (This is not necessarily a complete list; it displays all those that could be located and verified. Shes also one of our great actorsand is at last getting her showcase. That same year, Driscoll got in trouble with the authorities once again when he hit a heckler that insulted him while he washed his girlfriends car. "It's a really, really beautiful location. He was strong, he had a good intellect and he should have known better. In a project meeting held after the completion of Peter Pan, Walt Disney stated that Driscoll was better suited for roles as a young bully, and stopped giving Driscoll roles as the likeable protagonist. Multiple reports alleged the once "Wonder Child" had to rely on heavy makeup to hide pockmarks on his skin. On the surface, this sounded like an enormously successful marriage, but for Driscoll, this wasnt the case. Burl Ives, Bobby Driscoll. Bobby Driscoll: the tragic life of the old-Hollywood actor that gave us Bobby Driscoll 1937-1968 | Isn't Life Terrible? Next image. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. On another series, Men of Annapolis, he appeared with John Smith, future second husband of Driscoll's Song of the South co-star, Luana Patten. The medical report revealed he had suffered from heart failure caused by severe stiffening of the arteries due to his prolonged substance abuse. creates innate conceit. One day in 1953, Driscoll drove up to the entrance of Disney Studios as usual, only to find his way blocked. [30], After Driscoll left the Disney studios, his parents withdrew him from the Hollywood Professional School, which served child movie actors,[31][32][33][34] and sent him to the public West Los Angeles University High School, instead. Their search takes them to a villains lair. ", KIM NOVAK EXPLAINS WHY SHE LEFT HOLLYWOOD: 'I FELT LIKE I WAS LOSING MYSELF', Bobby Driscoll (left) with Hedda Hopper (right) and Luana Patten (center), circa 1947.
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