He deserves so much more than he has gotten. I'm appalled at Disney for not putting a tribute for him on the Peter Pan Blu Ray. He should have at the very least a plaque in Disneyland. He is the face of one of the most popular characters, and it's said his little button nosed face inspired other characters too not just Peter Pan. His story has touched me so much.
Yes, its no joke when we speak of Bobby Driscoll. Boy, was he an awesome actor. His life was one big tragic story indeed. He was at one time the best child actors of all time. Disney dismissed him due to his severe development of acne and later went on to his ordinary life as it was before. He experimented drugs in high school, where his life began depleting. He died ill, alone, penniless, homeless in a abandoned tenement in New York in 1968 and nobody knew about his death until 1972. :(
@@brersam9473yes for sure! He is the best Peter Pan as well, he’s iconic. This may sound weird to most people but I get sad and sensitive when I hear other Peter Pan voices that came out after Bobby’s death, the newer Peter Pan movies just aren’t the same without Bobby. That’s why Peter Pan (1953) is my favorite movie
@@brersam9473 well I’m glad you understand how I feel with that. I agree that the original will always be the best since it’s the one we know and love, the one we will always fall in love with
Today, March 3, 2012, would have been his 75th birthday. Reading his story is so sad, and perhaps it serves as comfort that his films still bring joy to people even if he had no joy in his last years.
He did get sent to rehab. Herion is not easy to kick. It started when his parent's sent him to regular high school, they bullied him, his parent's sent him back to Paramount's schools but at CV 17 he was already hooked ontop of all the other disappoints that he suffered emotionally and mentally from Disney's contract he was stereotyped as Walt's favorite no studios wanted that especially RKO
A beautiful, heartfelt presentation. As a kid during the 1940s, I'd seen several of his pre-Disney films, but didn't really take note of him until SONG OF THE SOUTH. However, after watching his performance in SO DEAR TO MY HEART one spring evening in 1949, I became his fan, and have remained so ever since.
Oh this is so very sad! :~( I never knew that this young man had met such an untimely & tragic end. He was such a great little actor. I feel so sad that his life ended in such a manner. You are missed, and not forgotten, Bobby Driscoll!! Well done, & great job, jeffreyprosenberg!!
I just watched so dear to my heart and noticed in the film info that Bobby had died young. I was shocked and saddened to find out the downward spiral his life took as he got older. What a great little actor he was! To end up the way he did was a travesty. Disney, or his parents or successful co workers couldn't have helped him? His movies brought a lot of joy to many people!
He had acne yes but He also had trouble with his passport. For example he deported for the country they filmed Treasure Island in. So it was hard to get a passport after that. This is just another reason why he was let go.
Poor Bobby really should have gotten more support from Disney and others to get his life back on track inside or outside acting. He didn't help his own cause though with the drug taking but who knows how messed up his maturation might have been by the child acting. I don't know why anyone would want their child to be an actor seeing how many young lives have been ruined by the burst of fame in the youth followed by their sudden end to their careers once they hit puberty - just think of Jonathan Brandis, Corey Haim, Brad Renfro, Ashleigh Aston Moore and too many others.
In the first scene, Bobby was at church in the movie "The Fighting Sullivans". He and his 4 brothers always stuck together. In the scene, he heard the "calling for help" whistle and quickly left church to help his brothers deal with the neighborhood bullies. All of the 5 brothers were fighting in front of the church and their mother was so ashamed of them. They always stayed together, they went into the Navy together. All 5 brothers were killed on the same day. Based on the true story.
That was really excellent! Most people don't know that his mother was a total witch. She was very abusive and controlling. It's no wonder that he was rebellious as a teenager. Disney dropped him and so did most of Hollywood. If he could have made the right connections, he would have survived like Dennis Hopper. Please don't forget him. I think he would have been 70 this year!
AND I JUST LOVE THE IMAGE OF HIM IN THIS VIDEO FROM TIME INDEX 2:15 - 2:20 ! WHAT A SMILE, & IN THIS GOLDEN YOUTH, & THE SCENE IN THE BACKGROUND OUTSIDE THE CAR WINDOW.... JUST SIMPLY GLORIOUS, WONDERFUL, & IMMORTALIZED!!
Some people here need to do a bi more research about Bobby, and also just HOW, Walt Disney dumped him before they jump to conclusions. Bobby was a very bright, and very sensitive kid. He cared about others around him,and was always wanting to help. He was one of a handful that has been called “ one of the best child actors,ever”, by others in the profession. Disney touted him, gave him the world, loved on him ( and I’m NOT talking sexually) . Bobby adored Disney, loved the man like a father figure. IMAGINE the shock‼️ Everyone at Disney believed that his contract would automatically be renewed. No one thought different. The kid got ACKNE . When contract time came round, Walt Disney PUBLICLY announced that Bobby’s contract would not be renewed because in Disney’ s mind “ Bobby Driscoll is not good for anything but to play villains and riffraff”. [[ words here may not be absolutely exact, but, it’s close enough]]. Imagine how this would hit ANY sensitive kid ‼️ If Disney REALLY cared, He would have said something like “ we have made a tough decision, and are letting Bobby go. He is a great actor,and will be greatly missed. He would be a great asset to any studio wishing to pick him up. He has done a great job here at our studio, but the time has come to part, and allow him to mature beyond the scope of our studio ........” Something like that IF,Disney REALLY cared..... ‼️‼️ (Just sain’)
He was the cutest child actor in the world and in history, but he was as real an actor as he was a cute one. He's one the greats in my eyes legendary child actor.
Bobby you were amazing as Peter Pan and i just want to say that we miss you Bobby you died to young but i hope your happy were ever you are.R.I.P Bobby Driscoll.
In all honesty, the footage and roles of Bobby remind me of Leo DiCaprio. Wonder, if on some crazy level, there's a bit of reincarnation going on. Course, Bobby was the cream, all by himself!
Wow, he was so talented! He deserved a lot more, he deserved better! I felt so bad and hurt for him, on what happened to him, being kicked out of disney and everything else after that! It is so sad to be kicked out, it is unfair. Wow he was One of the first disney child star that was hired by disney, i want to watch all of his movies some time, i am recently watching on youtube, Laughter Is A Boy, i believe it is called. He is a handsome, he seems kind and talented and awesome Actor. It is heartbreaking! He was gone too soon, he was young. 💔😞💜😔😢 much respect for him, R.I.P. Bobby Driscoll.
That picture at 2:40 is supposed to be the last picture of Bobby Driscoll. A real sad photo it looks like something out of the 1950s almost. He looks thin and vulnerable.
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This makes me think of another forgotten celebrity. Gia Marie Carangi. She died of AIDS. It was contracted by her drug use. The public didn't know she died until some years later. She was a fashion model. If it wasn't for the movie, people would probably still not remember.
@8891randy I agree his life was tragic, but who’s to blame? Disney tossed him out like garbage as he remarked? So what? For several years he had opportunities few kids ever had. They owed him a lifetime career because of it? With his money he chose to buy drugs instead of going to college or starting a business. Who’s fault was that? When Eddie Hodges’s career ended, he painted houses and put himself through college. We *all* need to stop blaming our own failings on others.
litwriter100 It’s not only Disney that wants to stop casting child actors. Adult actors are no longer in demand after a while too when they get really old. Bobby could have tried finding other careers to fall back on like working as a producer or he could have tried looking for roles on some tv shows.
Where did you get the footage from "Dirt" - been looking for that short for a long time. Very nice tribute, and without question Hollywoods saddest story.
About 12 years ago I was in touch with a Catholic priest (I think from West Los Angeles) who was compiling infomation about Bobby. He interviewed lots of people including co-stars, directors and producers. We talked on the phone and shared information. I don't remember who he was or his contact info.
@skyefan15 yefan15 - years ago I was in touch (via Internet) with a priest who was doing research on Bobby. He had interviewed many co-stars and directors. We talked on the phone. He told me that when Bobby was about 10, he was riding in a limo with his mother and a few other people. Apparently, he said something (I forgot now) his mother didn't like and she smacked him so hard that it left a scar. The studio had to shoot around it.
Walt Disney was NOT a pedophile! You're sick to think such things. He was a family man to his family and a business man to his workers. Bobby Driscoll faced a dilemma of his own problems after he left Disney in his late teens. He got hooked on drugs and it caused his health to deteriorate, which is why he died so young.
Sadly, when bodies of unknown people were interred on Hart Island, they didn't just bury them neatly in rows. They literally dumped them in mass graves, one on top of the other. Even if you could identify the plot, the odds are that there are so many people buried there, that it would be impossible to figure out which body was his. Terribly sad.
Disney made him and destroyed him. Just watched The Window, he was excellent. Disney could've given him a position in the art department, he was also a brilliant artist that was part of the Warhol Factory. You don't announce his leaving Disney only good for so called bad guy parts where he was THE FACE OF PETER PAN. Disney also screwed him in Treasure Island, British Government forbid the filming I believe due to his age, they photographed places, got back to Hollywood and put his face in, he got in trouble not Disney. Walt was always about himself using kids to get there just like Zelnick another freak. He died just like Stewart in the movie The Window in a rundown tenement, it's creepy. If not for his mother he'd still be a just another body in Potter's Field.
Perhaps you've found it by now, but *When I Grow Up* is available on UA-cam, albeit in a copy where the picture is presented in a slightly wrong aspect ratio. Search for *"When I Grow Up* (1951) movie starring Bobby Driscoll."
Whenever I see a child actor now, after the revelations of that Cory boy, I wonder if/when some agent or producer or some executive got into their pants. The more troubled the kid is/was the more I figure it DID happen.
I'm a little confused...You have implied that Bobby is buried in a Potters Field. However, another video on this site shows a marker with him buried next to his father...Which is correct?
His body is buried in a potters field at hart island but on his dad’s grave they put both of their names on his tombstone both Bobby’s name and his dad’s name
He was one of the first actors hired by Disney. I agree, he did deserve more.
Caroline Sippin
He was actually THE first.
@@jeffking4176 No Virginia Davis was the first. She was Alice In the Alice shorts
Austin Klein
Did not know that.
I do know that Disney refused to do any “Live Action “ movies until he found the “Perfect “ child.
@@jeffking4176 A Looked for "Perfect" adults too. He wanted the BEST. He was not a pervert.
He deserves so much more than he has gotten. I'm appalled at Disney for not putting a tribute for him on the Peter Pan Blu Ray. He should have at the very least a plaque in Disneyland. He is the face of one of the most popular characters, and it's said his little button nosed face inspired other characters too not just Peter Pan. His story has touched me so much.
Man I had the same reaction as you he never deserve that he probably went threw his worst nightmare after Disney dropped him
Disney's front was to project himself as a good man, but in reality, he was evil.
@@juliewitt7496 so we blaming Disney for people who dead after him ok.
Yes, its no joke when we speak of Bobby Driscoll. Boy, was he an awesome actor. His life was one big tragic story indeed. He was at one time the best child actors of all time. Disney dismissed him due to his severe development of acne and later went on to his ordinary life as it was before. He experimented drugs in high school, where his life began depleting. He died ill, alone, penniless, homeless in a abandoned tenement in New York in 1968 and nobody knew about his death until 1972. :(
Beautiful tribute to a gifted young man whose life was tragically cut short. Bobby Driscoll will forever be the greatest Peter Pan for me. RIP. ♥
He's the ONLY Peter Pan to me.
@@brersam9473yes for sure! He is the best Peter Pan as well, he’s iconic. This may sound weird to most people but I get sad and sensitive when I hear other Peter Pan voices that came out after Bobby’s death, the newer Peter Pan movies just aren’t the same without Bobby. That’s why Peter Pan (1953) is my favorite movie
@@katie_lynn777 to me, that's not SO strange. It's kinda understandable. Original is always best.
@@brersam9473 well I’m glad you understand how I feel with that. I agree that the original will always be the best since it’s the one we know and love, the one we will always fall in love with
His facial expressions were cartoon-like! The perfect actor disney could've ever asked for.
A cute kid..an Awesome actor !! 💕💕
50 years today. RIP Bobby
You live on in our hearts and memories Bobby ❤️
Unjust. Sad how people can be just thrown away. RIP Bobby.
Today, March 3, 2012, would have been his 75th birthday. Reading his story is so sad, and perhaps it serves as comfort that his films still bring joy to people even if he had no joy in his last years.
Such a talented and beautiful kid. If only he could have gotten serious help he might have lived to flourish another day. RIP Bobby.
He did get sent to rehab. Herion is not easy to kick. It started when his parent's sent him to regular high school, they bullied him, his parent's sent him back to Paramount's schools but at CV 17 he was already hooked ontop of all the other disappoints that he suffered emotionally and mentally from Disney's contract he was stereotyped as Walt's favorite no studios wanted that especially RKO
Bobby driscoll was the best child actor great voice of peter.RIP BOBBY DRISCOLL
Florebelle Abella It sucks to see him rock bottom.
A beautiful, heartfelt presentation. As a kid during the 1940s, I'd seen several of his pre-Disney films, but didn't really take note of him until SONG OF THE SOUTH. However, after watching his performance in SO DEAR TO MY HEART one spring evening in 1949, I became his fan, and have remained so ever since.
Oh this is so very sad! :~( I never knew that this young man had met such an untimely & tragic end. He was such a great little actor. I feel so sad that his life ended in such a manner. You are missed, and not forgotten, Bobby Driscoll!!
Well done, & great job, jeffreyprosenberg!!
I just watched so dear to my heart and noticed in the film info that Bobby had died young. I was shocked and saddened to find out the downward spiral his life took as he got older. What a great little actor he was! To end up the way he did was a travesty. Disney, or his parents or successful co workers couldn't have helped him? His movies brought a lot of joy to many people!
He had acne yes but He also had trouble with his passport. For example he deported for the country they filmed Treasure Island in. So it was hard to get a passport after that. This is just another reason why he was let go.
Austin Klein
But Disney didn’t have to DUMP him PUBLICLY, the way he did ‼️‼️
Very moving and touching! I saw The Window and The Party Crashers for the 1st time last week. I'm glad people are remembering him.
Handsome guy
It's very tough to say goodbye to somebody that you have admired for many years and Bobby is one of them. RIP Bobby! You will be missed.
Poor Bobby really should have gotten more support from Disney and others to get his life back on track inside or outside acting. He didn't help his own cause though with the drug taking but who knows how messed up his maturation might have been by the child acting.
I don't know why anyone would want their child to be an actor seeing how many young lives have been ruined by the burst of fame in the youth followed by their sudden end to their careers once they hit puberty - just think of Jonathan Brandis, Corey Haim, Brad Renfro, Ashleigh Aston Moore and too many others.
I guess he didnt want to grow up just like Peter Pan, which he provided the voice to in the Disney classic movie. We will always miss you, Bobby !!!!
Everyone should watch 'The Window' (1949) starring Bobby Driscoll.
he is still buried on Potters Field on Hart Island, His Mother added his name to his fathers gravestone but its just a cenotaph, he's not buried there
Thank you for this. " The Window " was the best. Rest in peace, Bobby.
Thank You for uploading this Beautiful Bobby Driscoll Tribute video.
Thanks for this wonderful tribute to Bobby. It would be great if this song could be played in his memory at the potters field where he is buried.
In the first scene, Bobby was at church in the movie "The Fighting Sullivans". He and his 4 brothers always stuck together. In the scene, he heard the "calling for help" whistle and quickly left church to help his brothers deal with the neighborhood bullies. All of the 5 brothers were fighting in front of the church and their mother was so ashamed of them. They always stayed together, they went into the Navy together. All 5 brothers were killed on the same day. Based on the true story.
That was really excellent! Most people don't know that his mother was a total witch. She was very abusive and controlling. It's no wonder that he was rebellious as a teenager. Disney dropped him and so did most of Hollywood. If he could have made the right connections, he would have survived like Dennis Hopper. Please don't forget him. I think he would have been 70 this year!
this video always makes me cry.
Bobby, we'll never forget you.You were the best!
Really moving tribute. There's a lot of resonance to Bobby Driscoll's career. Terrible pain though.
happy late birthday mr. driscoll
he truly was the boy who never grew up. rest in peace bobby you are finally in neverland and one day i hope to see you there.
This is such a touching video.
AND I JUST LOVE THE IMAGE OF HIM IN THIS VIDEO FROM TIME INDEX 2:15 - 2:20 ! WHAT A SMILE, & IN THIS GOLDEN YOUTH, & THE SCENE IN THE BACKGROUND OUTSIDE THE CAR WINDOW.... JUST SIMPLY GLORIOUS, WONDERFUL, & IMMORTALIZED!!
Some people here need to do a bi more research about Bobby, and also just HOW, Walt Disney dumped him before they jump to conclusions.
Bobby was a very bright, and very sensitive kid. He cared about others around him,and was always wanting to help.
He was one of a handful that has been called “ one of the best child actors,ever”, by others in the profession.
Disney touted him, gave him the world, loved on him ( and I’m NOT talking sexually) . Bobby adored Disney, loved the man like a father figure.
IMAGINE the shock‼️
Everyone at Disney believed that his contract would automatically be renewed. No one thought different.
The kid got ACKNE .
When contract time came round, Walt Disney PUBLICLY announced that Bobby’s contract would not be renewed because in Disney’ s mind “ Bobby Driscoll is not good for anything but to play villains and riffraff”.
[[ words here may not be absolutely exact, but, it’s close enough]].
Imagine how this would hit ANY sensitive kid ‼️
If Disney REALLY cared,
He would have said something like “ we have made a tough decision, and are letting Bobby go. He is a great actor,and will be greatly missed. He would be a great asset to any studio wishing to pick him up. He has done a great job here at our studio, but the time has come to part, and allow him to mature beyond the scope of our studio
........”
Something like that IF,Disney REALLY cared.....
‼️‼️
(Just sain’)
He was 31 years old when he passed unfortunately.
MIimo Reii I know. I’ve known that for years and it still makes me cry
He was the cutest child actor in the world and in history, but he was as real an actor as he was a cute one. He's one the greats in my eyes legendary child actor.
i love this video- its really sad aswell watching him there to that music...
xxx
Bobby you were amazing as Peter Pan and i just want to say that we miss you Bobby you died to young but i hope your happy were ever you are.R.I.P Bobby Driscoll.
This is the most sensitive of the Driscoll tribute vids.
In all honesty, the footage and roles of Bobby remind me of Leo DiCaprio. Wonder, if on some crazy level, there's a bit of reincarnation going on. Course, Bobby was the cream, all by himself!
@sislau You see Leo? Sometimes Bobby reminds me of River Phoenix, the same sort of features and well the tragic death and forgotten legacys.
Beautiful music
RIP Peter Pan-your in Neverland now-forever a child star
well done! very moving! rip
A beautiful tribute.
It's a shame that many people die that young. There will NEVER be another Bobby Driscoll.
Wow, he was so talented! He deserved a lot more, he deserved better! I felt so bad and hurt for him, on what happened to him, being kicked out of disney and everything else after that! It is so sad to be kicked out, it is unfair. Wow he was One of the first disney child star that was hired by disney, i want to watch all of his movies some time, i am recently watching on youtube, Laughter Is A Boy, i believe it is called. He is a handsome, he seems kind and talented and awesome Actor. It is heartbreaking! He was gone too soon, he was young. 💔😞💜😔😢 much respect for him, R.I.P. Bobby Driscoll.
Very sad. But at least we are here to remember him.
That picture at 2:40 is supposed to be the last picture of Bobby Driscoll. A real sad photo it looks like something out of the 1950s almost. He looks thin and vulnerable.
he still on Hart Island in Potter's Field in nyc...never moved his body although they put his name on his fathers tomb stone.
A great actor, he was Peter Pan and will always be
This is very nice. Thank you, jeffreyprosenberg.
The real life Peter Pan
Btw, I had just finished watching "Treasure Island", which is what prompted me to Google info on Bobby Driscoll. So glad that I did!
His story will never be brought to the big screen. Disney will never let it happen
Little Peter Pan😣💗
Wish he could be born 1990s :\
-One Of My Favourites; It's Like;
Shipmates???; Shipmates!!!!
It Never Wented The Same Again.
Well; Living Here Around Us Every
Day. Doing Great Things & Live
Forever In Some Peoples Life..
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MONTAGE;
Thanks To It's Creator's//Jr.
Sad Peter pan 😢
This makes me think of another forgotten celebrity. Gia Marie Carangi. She died of AIDS. It was contracted by her drug use. The public didn't know she died until some years later. She was a fashion model. If it wasn't for the movie, people would probably still not remember.
@8891randy I agree his life was tragic, but who’s to blame? Disney tossed him out like garbage as he remarked? So what? For several years he had opportunities few kids ever had. They owed him a lifetime career because of it? With his money he chose to buy drugs instead of going to college or starting a business. Who’s fault was that? When Eddie Hodges’s career ended, he painted houses and put himself through college. We *all* need to stop blaming our own failings on others.
litwriter100 It’s not only Disney that wants to stop casting child actors. Adult actors are no longer in demand after a while too when they get really old. Bobby could have tried finding other careers to fall back on like working as a producer or he could have tried looking for roles on some tv shows.
Where did you get the footage from "Dirt" - been looking for that short for a long time. Very nice tribute, and without question Hollywoods saddest story.
About 12 years ago I was in touch with a Catholic priest (I think from West Los Angeles) who was compiling infomation about Bobby. He interviewed lots of people including co-stars, directors and producers. We talked on the phone and shared information. I don't remember who he was or his contact info.
@skyefan15 yefan15 - years ago I was in touch (via Internet) with a priest who was doing research on Bobby. He had interviewed many co-stars and directors. We talked on the phone. He told me that when Bobby was about 10, he was riding in a limo with his mother and a few other people. Apparently, he said something (I forgot now) his mother didn't like and she smacked him so hard that it left a scar. The studio had to shoot around it.
Walt Disney was NOT a pedophile! You're sick to think such things. He was a family man to his family and a business man to his workers.
Bobby Driscoll faced a dilemma of his own problems after he left Disney in his late teens. He got hooked on drugs and it caused his health to deteriorate, which is why he died so young.
Sad
the voice of Peter Pan
His family should have had him buried in a Hollywood cemetery.
Sadly, when bodies of unknown people were interred on Hart Island, they didn't just bury them neatly in rows. They literally dumped them in mass graves, one on top of the other. Even if you could identify the plot, the odds are that there are so many people buried there, that it would be impossible to figure out which body was his. Terribly sad.
@@MisserimusPexer That is just terrible.
Bobby died today March 30. Rip
Peter Pan died too soon! 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Jeff
My favorite Bobby D movie is The Window.
Check it out.
Bob
You're right... The Window is a great movie ! 👍
Should have added Peter pan
@Sean Furlong No, he was Baptist.
@paperpad12 Yes he was.
@paperpad12 He was.
please please tell me where you got this source of information from about his mother, i will be so appreciated
Disney made him and destroyed him. Just watched The Window, he was excellent. Disney could've given him a position in the art department, he was also a brilliant artist that was part of the Warhol Factory. You don't announce his leaving Disney only good for so called bad guy parts where he was THE FACE OF PETER PAN.
Disney also screwed him in Treasure Island, British Government forbid the filming I believe due to his age, they photographed places, got back to Hollywood and put his face in, he got in trouble not Disney. Walt was always about himself using kids to get there just like Zelnick another freak.
He died just like Stewart in the movie The Window in a rundown tenement, it's creepy. If not for his mother he'd still be a just another body in Potter's Field.
Where can I find clips or the entire movie of "When I grow up"?
Perhaps you've found it by now, but *When I Grow Up* is available on UA-cam, albeit in a copy where the picture is presented in a slightly wrong aspect ratio. Search for *"When I Grow Up* (1951) movie starring Bobby Driscoll."
Whenever I see a child actor now, after the revelations of that Cory boy, I wonder if/when some agent or producer or some executive got into their pants.
The more troubled the kid is/was the more I figure it DID happen.
I'm a little confused...You have implied that Bobby is buried in a Potters Field. However, another video on this site shows a marker with him buried next to his father...Which is correct?
His body is buried in a potters field at hart island but on his dad’s grave they put both of their names on his tombstone both Bobby’s name and his dad’s name
what is the name of the song of that video
It's called "All I Want." It's a spiritual that is featured prominently in *Song of the South* (the recording used is from the original soundtrack).
why must the good die young?
Unfortunately this world is very broken 😞 and I don’t understand why people have to pass away
Why I don't see nothing racist on song of the south or maybe I looked away for a moment.
Poor little boy who handed him over to this satani sadistic Disney porn ?
BULLSHIT !!
Austin Klein what?