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In addition to being in the first "Batman" film, he appeared in many other major films, mostly at Warner Brothers. He was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery near San Diego, California.
Davy Crockett died at a mission (The Alamo). Interred at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. Douglas Croft, Actor: Batman. Douglas Croft died at the age 37 on October 24, 1963, at the Palomar Hotel in Los Angeles, California, near the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd.
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Select a place on the map to place the pin. A native of Seattle, Washington, as Douglas Malcolm Wheatcroft. During his brief career, besides portraying the first screen appearance of the comic book character Robin in the 1943 movie serial Batman, Douglas Croft was involved in many feature film roles playing the younger versions of characters or famous people.
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[10] As of 2013, Croft remains the youngest person (aged 16) to portray Robin, who at that time was depicted in comic books as being a young teenager. You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. Child Actor. This account has been disabled. [7] A December 1941 newspaper report listed his age as 12, when he was by then actually 15. Failed to remove flower.
Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Croft passed away at the age of 37, and was buried in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, in San Diego, California. CROFT. [5] He also shaved several years off his age, claiming in July 1941[6] and again in March 1942 that he was 11 years old. He was the youngest actor to play Robin, the Boy Wonder.
Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Douglas Croft died at the Palomar Hotel in Los Angeles, California, near the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. For help using the website visit our help page or contact [email protected]. He died of a heart attack after visiting a prostitute in Hollywood, Ca.
[2], Croft was the first actor to play the comic book character Robin in a motion picture,[9] doing so in the 1943 15-chapter movie serial Batman. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. [4] The name of Douglas Croft's biological father is not known. Douglas Croft (born Douglas Malcolm Wheatcroft, August 12, 1926 – October 24, 1963) was an American child actor and a soldier who is best remembered for being the first person to portray the DC Comics character Robin, the Boy Wonder, as well as his secret identity Dick Grayson, in the 1943 serial Batman when he was 16 years old. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. ×
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Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. He died in 1963 but his last film was in 1947, and nobody knows what happened to him after dropping out of Hollywood, and nobody knows how he died. Appeared in three Best Picture Oscar nominees, all released in 1942: He portrayed Lou Gehrig as a boy in Pride of the Yankees. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Fascinated by movie stars, a talent agent spotted him loitering near a studio and signed him up.
Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. and Western Ave. just down the street from 20th Century Fox' Hollywood studios. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional, No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Croft's other roles include the films, "Remember The Day" (1941), "Kings Row" (1942), "Not A Ladies Man" (1942), "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (George M. Cohan at age 13, 1942), "Flight Lieutenant" (1942), "The Pride Of The Yankess" (Lou Gehrig as a boy, 1942), "George Washington Slept Here" (1942), "Harrigan's Kid" (1943), "Presenting Lily Mars" (1943), "River Gang" (1945), and "Killer McCoy" (1947). We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location. No, not Burt Ward, but this popular, curly-haired child actor of the 1940s. Try again later.
Croft was living with his mother in Los Angeles, California, in 1941.
[8], His first role was a bit part in Remember The Day. He died of acute alcohol intoxication and liver at … We have set your language to Try again. He was actually sixteen at the time of filming. Try again later. [1], His breakout role was that of the young George M. Cohan in 1942's Oscar-winning Yankee Doodle Dandy.
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This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. | A popular curly-haired child actor of the 1940s, he was the first actor to play the roles of 'Robin, the Boy Wonder' and 'Richard 'Dick' Grayson,' the sidekick of crime fighter Batman. In 1974, he was also featured in the film, "The Three Stooges Follies." Croft served in the United States armed forces during World War II.
A system error has occurred. After being a actor he worked for Hughes aircraft and is buried at naval cemetery in san diego, ca. Croft passed away at the age of 37, and was buried in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, in San Diego, California. He died from acute alcohol intoxication and liver disease. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorial. In February 1947, he was critically injured in a motorcycle accident which killed 19-year-old driver John J. We do not have any photo volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Who was the first "Robin, the Boy Wonder"?
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He died from acute alcohol intoxication and liver disease. For Edits select Suggest Edits on the memorial page. He died of acute alcohol intoxication and liver at the age of 37. A veteran of World War II, he served in the United States Army. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? They divorced in 1922,[3] and his mother relocated to San Francisco. Oops, something didn't work. Failed to delete memorial. based on information from your browser. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. In addition to being in the first "Batman" film, he appeared in many other major films, mostly at Warner Brothers. In almost all of these films, he played the hero as a boy, "growing up" to be, among others, James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Gary Cooper in The Pride of the Yankees (1942) and Ronald Reagan in Kings Row (1942).
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