Bobby Driscoll Tirbute- RIP

he was a the first person to sign a long term contract with walt disney
and died at the age of only 31 in 1968
but i love him still!

he was in song of the south, treasure island, so dear to my heart and the voice of animated peter pan in the original movie!

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[IluvAandthechipmunks]

Can someone PLEASE tell me what this song it called and who its by? thank you

[elijahinside]

@IluvAandthechipmunks the song is by kelly clarkson called, anytime

[ChypreMe]

Kelly,

You did a great job putting this tribute together. Very moving!

[elijahinside]

Thank you! That means alot xoxo

[elijahinside]

please post comments out of respect to one of the best actors with one of the worst deaths...

[ShushLorraine]

When I did some research to find out where he is today, I was so shocked to find out about his sad lonely death. Child actors must have the worst chance to have a normal life than the rest of us can imagine. Thanks for posting this tribute.

[disneynut06]

R.I.P., Bobby.

I agree that he most certainly did get treated pretty badly in the later part of his life.

[ZombiesFreakz]

how did he die?

[ShawnActor]

this is so sad to hear that Boby Driscoll died so young! He was only 31 years old, he was a year younger than I am today. yes child actors have it bad in the entertainment industry because after they become famous, they can't go back to having anything resembling a normal life, like playing in the backyard with their friends, or anything else the average child can do. more should be done to protect these child actors in the industry.

Great tribute to Bobby Driscoll. RIP.

[ilovesushii94]

There should be a plaque for him at Disneyland. :(

[ShushLorraine]

@ShushLorraine I just learned he was never re-buried. He was buried on Hart Island in New York, a public cemetery - a "potter's field". Too heartbreaking.

[ShushLorraine]

@Aleksei5055 Aleksei, I went to imdb.com to find out about him. I think that's where I learned how he died. It's been a while since I read it, but this is what I remember - He died of a drug overdose in a staircase of an abandoned building. His body was found when it was unrecognizable, or either, it took a while to identify the body. He was first buried in an unmarked grave, then, when they learned who he was, they re-buried him with the honor he deserved. Corrections welcome.

[Aleksei5055]

@ShushLorraine how did he die

[GypsyFairy85]

Many years ago when I found out about his later life and lonely deat h I felt sick.

Recently I was looking at the names in the Disney's Legends- Bobby's name is absent. What gives with that?

For my money there are 3 child actors that I can never grow tired of watching-

Scotty Beckett

Dean Stockwell

Bobby Driscoll.So talented he was and utterly natural.

Thanks for this heartfelt tribute. Robert Driscoll should never be forgotten.

[1f5sda]

I HATE it when someone you know and love dies.

[wilus1969]

A little ironic that when I watched this vid earlier today there was an advert for Disneyland up on the right.

Check out the moving tribute by his daughter: Bobby Driscoll and Hart Island.