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People's Memories of Bobby

Russ Tamblyn

Friend
“Bobby Driscoll had a very rough childhood. I know that his father used to whack him around a lot, when he was very young. His parents used to lock him in the closet all night. He’d have to sit there in the dark.”

Isabelle Driscoll (Bobby’s mother)

Family
"Our minister had a theory, he said later that Bobby just didn't want to be a 'good little boy' anymore. He'd been too good. He wanted to be just the reverse. Maybe that was it."

Isabelle Driscoll (Bobby’s mother)

Family
"Drugs changed him, that’s when he became belligerent. Then he didn’t care about his appearance or cleanliness, he didn’t bathe, his teeth got loose. He had an extremely high I.Q., but the narcotics affected his brain."
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Bobby's personal Quotes

“I wish I could say that my childhood was a happy one, but I wouldn’t be honest. I was lonely most of the time. A child actor’s childhood is not a normal one. People continually saying ‘What a cute little boy!’ creates innate conceit. But the adulation is only one part of it … Other kids prove themselves once, but I had to prove myself twice with everyone.”

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Letters

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Bobby Driscoll’s documents to girlfriend, Patricia Nolan | Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll’s documents to girlfriend, Patricia Nolan

An interesting grab bag of items about Bobby, saved by his teenage girlfriend, Patricia. They include: 1.) a...
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Bobby Driscoll’s Letter to George Herms | Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll’s Letter to George Herms

This is a letter that Bobby wrote to his friend and fellow beatnik George Herms while he was...
Letters
Bobby Driscoll’s Letter to Truman Capote | Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll’s Letter to Truman Capote

Bobby wrote this letter to author Truman Capote. Bobby wrote this letter in a plea for Truman to...
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About this Site

This website is in tribute and remembrance of the late actor Robert “Bobby” Cletus Driscoll (March 3, 1937- March 30, 1968). Bobby Driscoll is best known for being an American child actor known for starring in cinema, radio, and television performances from the 1940s and 1950s. Most notably in Disney’s animation film, Peter Pan (1953), starring as the voice for the character Peter Pan.

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