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In 1953, Bobby’s contract with Disney was terminated only weeks after the release of Peter Pan. He was 16
The reason? Acne caused by puberty.Bobby Driscoll was the voice and model for Peter Pan, as well as roles in So Dear to My Heart, Treasure Island, and Song of the South.In 1953, Bobby’s contract with Disney was terminated only weeks after the release of Peter Pan. He was 16The reason? Acne caused by puberty. Born on March 3, 1937, Bobby Driscoll was a native of Iowa, United States. He was a child actor who had starred in several films after being discovered at a barbershop at the age of five in Altadena, CA. Driscoll is known for his films like The Fighting Sullivans (1944), Song of the South (1946), So Dear to My Heart (1948), The Window (1949), and Treasure Island (1950), Peter Pan (1953). After appearing in several of Disney's biggest blockbusters of the 1940s and early 1950s, he was dismissed by the company when he grew out of younger parts. In March 1953, the studio terminated its contract. Driscoll's parents enrolled him in a public Los Angeles, high school when he left Disney, where he was harassed and began taking . His parents eventually re-enrolled him at the Hollywood Professional School for Child Actors, but his drug addiction persisted. He was charged with marijuana possession in 1956, but the matter was eventually withdrawn. However, the damage had been done to his career, and he could only obtain a few television jobs. His final film was The Party Crashers (1958), and his last television appearance was in a Rawhide episode in 1960. Driscoll was ordered to a drug recovery facility in California in 1961 after he and Marilyn Jean Rush . He was unable to find an acting job after his release. In 1965, he relocated to New York City in the hopes of landing a career in Broadway, but this plan did not pan out. Instead, he joined Andy Warhol's The Factory group to pursue his other artistic interests. His final known film performance was in Dirt, an experimental film released in 1965. One of the worst things about Bobby Driscoll's life was that his death was not reported to the press or the general public for over four years. When Disney released Song of the South in 1971 again, the press wondered where Driscoll had gone. This led to the revelation that he died in March 1968 in New York City from heart failure caused by atherosclerosis. Driscoll's remains went unclaimed and were buried on Hart Island in a pauper's burial. When his mother attempted to contact Bobby Driscoll before his father died, she learned of his death in 1969. He had been deceased for nearly a year when his mother and Disney discovered a fingerprint match at the New York police department. Driscoll, who won the Academy Juvenile Award for So Dear to My Heart and The Window in 1950, was 31 years old.
1. Bobby Driscoll’s career and death being absolutely shat on and villainized
2. Bootleg disney films being equated to human trafficking
3. chip and dale investigate a drug ringSo you dont have to watch it, here’s a list of everything awful about this movie1. Bobby Driscoll’s career and death being absolutely shat on and villainized2. Bootleg disney films being equated to human trafficking 3. chip and dale investigate a drug ring I liked the film but I didn't like that they made references to one of the darkest stories about the Disney companyI liked the film but I didn't like that they made references to one of the darkest stories about the Disney company ‘Disney are actively mocking the downfall/death of Bobby Driscoll ’ or maybe they’re just, y’know, making a joke about a character who never gets old getting old and not referring to a little known, very sad thing that happened 50 years ago in a film aimed at people under 25 I liked the film but I didn't like that they made references to one of the darkest stories about the Disney companyI liked the film but I didn't like that they made references to one of the darkest stories about the Disney company ‘Disney are actively mocking the downfall/death of Bobby Driscoll ’ or maybe they’re just, y’know, making a joke about a character who never gets old getting old and not referring to a little known, very sad thing that happened 50 years ago in a film aimed at people under 25 and for people wondering if they somehow copied the life of the actual actor for him...um yes. I don't know if this was intentional but oh boy.and for people wondering if they somehow copied the life of the actual actor for him...um yes. I don't know if this was intentional but oh boy. This is indefensible. Fuck this movie, it should have never been made if they were going to attack Bobby Driscoll when he can’t defend himself. This is a vile and abhorrent decision and for people wondering if they somehow copied the life of the actual actor for him...um yes. I don't know if this was intentional but oh boy.and for people wondering if they somehow copied the life of the actual actor for him...um yes. I don't know if this was intentional but oh boy. This is indefensible. Fuck this movie, it should have never been made if they were going to attack Bobby Driscoll when he can’t defend himself. This is a vile and abhorrent decision context: Bobby Driscoll, peter pan's va, was a Disney golden child and got dropped as he aged. subsequently developed a serious substance use disorder that took his life at a very young age. he was unclaimed and buried in a potter's field. this feels incredibly tasteless. i was gonna give them the benefit of the doubt but nah they knew what they were doing theres no way they didnti was gonna give them the benefit of the doubt but nah they knew what they were doing theres no way they didnt context: Bobby Driscoll, peter pan's va, was a Disney golden child and got dropped as he aged. subsequently developed a serious substance use disorder that took his life at a very young age. he was unclaimed and buried in a potter's field. this feels incredibly tasteless. Hot Take: the coded reference to the heinous treatment of Bobby Driscoll in is good, actually, simply because it will cause millions of people to learn about a piece of true history that Disney would otherwise never acknowledge.Hot Take: the coded reference to the heinous treatment of Bobby Driscoll in is good, actually, simply because it will cause millions of people to learn about a piece of true history that Disney would otherwise never acknowledge. I don't know what to say about Peter Pan being the movie's villain.
I love heartwarming backstories and meta humor. But, the character's backstory seems so akin to happened with Bobby Driscoll, after he hit puberty.
Since its tone is meant to be satirical, it just wasn't funny.I don't know what to say about Peter Pan being the movie's villain.I love heartwarming backstories and meta humor. But, the character's backstory seems so akin to happened with Bobby Driscoll, after he hit puberty.Since its tone is meant to be satirical, it just wasn't funny. Bobby Driscoll who starred in Peter Pan and other well known Disney movies - fell on hard times, struggled with narcotics and eventually died at 31 in an abandoned building. For Disney to make an obvious allusion to this in the Chip n Dale movie and joke about it is despicable. One review of the new CHIP 'N DALE: RESCUE RANGERS movie supports the recent plot leak, confirming the Peter Pan clone in the trailer (Sweet Pete, the film's villain) is a grown version intended to be a joke on Bobby Driscoll's career.
I can see how controversial this will be...One review of the new CHIP 'N DALE: RESCUE RANGERS movie supports the recent plot leak, confirming the Peter Pan clone in the trailer (Sweet Pete, the film's villain) is a grown version intended to be a joke on Bobby Driscoll's career.I can see how controversial this will be... Bobby Driscoll who starred in Peter Pan and other well known Disney movies - fell on hard times, struggled with narcotics and eventually died at 31 in an abandoned building. For Disney to make an obvious allusion to this in the Chip n Dale movie and joke about it is despicable. OH YEAH i forgot to mention the pointless jab at a dead man, Bobby Driscoll, by making light of the fact that after peter pan, he was fired and tossed to the side by disney becauee he hit puberty. like as i was watching it i was like “you make him the villain and make him a + chip n’ dale was cute but it leaned way too heavy into the meta humor, cheap cameos and references and pointless jabs at the original series. generally fun thochip n’ dale was cute but it leaned way too heavy into the meta humor, cheap cameos and references and pointless jabs at the original series. generally fun thoOH YEAH i forgot to mention the pointless jab at a dead man, Bobby Driscoll, by making light of the fact that after peter pan, he was fired and tossed to the side by disney becauee he hit puberty. like as i was watching it i was like “you make him the villain and make him a + where was the magic when you left Bobby Driscoll without a career It’s always a good time for a little magic. It’s always a good time for a little magic. where was the magic when you left Bobby Driscoll without a career They're not even hiding it. -sigh- Disney please do better? I mean that's sad that you guys really played up poor Bobby Driscoll's life to make a character he portrayed as a villain in your movie.
It breaks my heart cause poor Bobby was treated badly by you guys.They're not even hiding it. -sigh- Disney please do better? I mean that's sad that you guys really played up poor Bobby Driscoll's life to make a character he portrayed as a villain in your movie.It breaks my heart cause poor Bobby was treated badly by you guys. So I just saw the Chip n' Dale movie and the bad guy was Peter Pan. They literally ripped Bobby Driscoll's story but instead of him ending up dead he becomes a bad guy who kidnaps other toons. Screw this movie.So I just saw the Chip n' Dale movie and the bad guy was Peter Pan. They literally ripped Bobby Driscoll's story but instead of him ending up dead he becomes a bad guy who kidnaps other toons. Screw this movie. Disney is yet to make it clear if they had intended to create Peter Pan's character similar to Bobby Driscoll or not. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found
What happened to Bobby Driscoll Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers Peter Pan controversy explained amid online backlash
Bobby Driscoll passed away at the age of 31 in New York. (Image via Twitter/@ThePolishArtist) Several fans of late actor Bobby Driscoll have expressed their with Disney's new release Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers, where they have found the use of an older Peter Pan as the evil character in the film. Driscoll, who had a tragic end to his life, voiced the character of Peter Pan in the 1953 film adaptation of the same name, where the actor inspired even the look of the character. The late actor passed away in 1968 after battling substance abuse at 31. Chip () and Dale (Andy Samberg) encounter an older Peter Pan (Will Arnett) who is disillusioned with the film business in the new Rescue Rangers film. After becoming too elderly for his work in the movies, he turned to crime. The film, which premiered exclusively on Disney+ on May 20, has connections to dozens of Disney titles throughout the studio's history.Bobby Driscoll had a tragic end to his life
Bobby Driscoll was the voice and model for Peter Pan, as well as roles in So Dear to My Heart, Treasure Island, and Song of the South.In 1953, Bobby’s contract with Disney was terminated only weeks after the release of Peter Pan. He was 16
The reason? Acne caused by puberty.Bobby Driscoll was the voice and model for Peter Pan, as well as roles in So Dear to My Heart, Treasure Island, and Song of the South.In 1953, Bobby’s contract with Disney was terminated only weeks after the release of Peter Pan. He was 16The reason? Acne caused by puberty. Born on March 3, 1937, Bobby Driscoll was a native of Iowa, United States. He was a child actor who had starred in several films after being discovered at a barbershop at the age of five in Altadena, CA. Driscoll is known for his films like The Fighting Sullivans (1944), Song of the South (1946), So Dear to My Heart (1948), The Window (1949), and Treasure Island (1950), Peter Pan (1953). After appearing in several of Disney's biggest blockbusters of the 1940s and early 1950s, he was dismissed by the company when he grew out of younger parts. In March 1953, the studio terminated its contract. Driscoll's parents enrolled him in a public Los Angeles, high school when he left Disney, where he was harassed and began taking . His parents eventually re-enrolled him at the Hollywood Professional School for Child Actors, but his drug addiction persisted. He was charged with marijuana possession in 1956, but the matter was eventually withdrawn. However, the damage had been done to his career, and he could only obtain a few television jobs. His final film was The Party Crashers (1958), and his last television appearance was in a Rawhide episode in 1960. Driscoll was ordered to a drug recovery facility in California in 1961 after he and Marilyn Jean Rush . He was unable to find an acting job after his release. In 1965, he relocated to New York City in the hopes of landing a career in Broadway, but this plan did not pan out. Instead, he joined Andy Warhol's The Factory group to pursue his other artistic interests. His final known film performance was in Dirt, an experimental film released in 1965. One of the worst things about Bobby Driscoll's life was that his death was not reported to the press or the general public for over four years. When Disney released Song of the South in 1971 again, the press wondered where Driscoll had gone. This led to the revelation that he died in March 1968 in New York City from heart failure caused by atherosclerosis. Driscoll's remains went unclaimed and were buried on Hart Island in a pauper's burial. When his mother attempted to contact Bobby Driscoll before his father died, she learned of his death in 1969. He had been deceased for nearly a year when his mother and Disney discovered a fingerprint match at the New York police department. Driscoll, who won the Academy Juvenile Award for So Dear to My Heart and The Window in 1950, was 31 years old.
Twitter was not pleased with Disney s new release which made connections with Bobby Driscoll s life
Following the film's release on Disney+, several Disney fans rushed to Twitter to voice their displeasure with the Peter Pan tale because of Driscoll's tragic life. Many slammed Disney for making an apparent reference to the late actor's life, some even blaming the production company for canceling his because he had hit "puberty." So you dont have to watch it, here’s a list of everything awful about this movie1. Bobby Driscoll’s career and death being absolutely shat on and villainized
2. Bootleg disney films being equated to human trafficking
3. chip and dale investigate a drug ringSo you dont have to watch it, here’s a list of everything awful about this movie1. Bobby Driscoll’s career and death being absolutely shat on and villainized2. Bootleg disney films being equated to human trafficking 3. chip and dale investigate a drug ring I liked the film but I didn't like that they made references to one of the darkest stories about the Disney companyI liked the film but I didn't like that they made references to one of the darkest stories about the Disney company ‘Disney are actively mocking the downfall/death of Bobby Driscoll ’ or maybe they’re just, y’know, making a joke about a character who never gets old getting old and not referring to a little known, very sad thing that happened 50 years ago in a film aimed at people under 25 I liked the film but I didn't like that they made references to one of the darkest stories about the Disney companyI liked the film but I didn't like that they made references to one of the darkest stories about the Disney company ‘Disney are actively mocking the downfall/death of Bobby Driscoll ’ or maybe they’re just, y’know, making a joke about a character who never gets old getting old and not referring to a little known, very sad thing that happened 50 years ago in a film aimed at people under 25 and for people wondering if they somehow copied the life of the actual actor for him...um yes. I don't know if this was intentional but oh boy.and for people wondering if they somehow copied the life of the actual actor for him...um yes. I don't know if this was intentional but oh boy. This is indefensible. Fuck this movie, it should have never been made if they were going to attack Bobby Driscoll when he can’t defend himself. This is a vile and abhorrent decision and for people wondering if they somehow copied the life of the actual actor for him...um yes. I don't know if this was intentional but oh boy.and for people wondering if they somehow copied the life of the actual actor for him...um yes. I don't know if this was intentional but oh boy. This is indefensible. Fuck this movie, it should have never been made if they were going to attack Bobby Driscoll when he can’t defend himself. This is a vile and abhorrent decision context: Bobby Driscoll, peter pan's va, was a Disney golden child and got dropped as he aged. subsequently developed a serious substance use disorder that took his life at a very young age. he was unclaimed and buried in a potter's field. this feels incredibly tasteless. i was gonna give them the benefit of the doubt but nah they knew what they were doing theres no way they didnti was gonna give them the benefit of the doubt but nah they knew what they were doing theres no way they didnt context: Bobby Driscoll, peter pan's va, was a Disney golden child and got dropped as he aged. subsequently developed a serious substance use disorder that took his life at a very young age. he was unclaimed and buried in a potter's field. this feels incredibly tasteless. Hot Take: the coded reference to the heinous treatment of Bobby Driscoll in is good, actually, simply because it will cause millions of people to learn about a piece of true history that Disney would otherwise never acknowledge.Hot Take: the coded reference to the heinous treatment of Bobby Driscoll in is good, actually, simply because it will cause millions of people to learn about a piece of true history that Disney would otherwise never acknowledge. I don't know what to say about Peter Pan being the movie's villain.
I love heartwarming backstories and meta humor. But, the character's backstory seems so akin to happened with Bobby Driscoll, after he hit puberty.
Since its tone is meant to be satirical, it just wasn't funny.I don't know what to say about Peter Pan being the movie's villain.I love heartwarming backstories and meta humor. But, the character's backstory seems so akin to happened with Bobby Driscoll, after he hit puberty.Since its tone is meant to be satirical, it just wasn't funny. Bobby Driscoll who starred in Peter Pan and other well known Disney movies - fell on hard times, struggled with narcotics and eventually died at 31 in an abandoned building. For Disney to make an obvious allusion to this in the Chip n Dale movie and joke about it is despicable. One review of the new CHIP 'N DALE: RESCUE RANGERS movie supports the recent plot leak, confirming the Peter Pan clone in the trailer (Sweet Pete, the film's villain) is a grown version intended to be a joke on Bobby Driscoll's career.
I can see how controversial this will be...One review of the new CHIP 'N DALE: RESCUE RANGERS movie supports the recent plot leak, confirming the Peter Pan clone in the trailer (Sweet Pete, the film's villain) is a grown version intended to be a joke on Bobby Driscoll's career.I can see how controversial this will be... Bobby Driscoll who starred in Peter Pan and other well known Disney movies - fell on hard times, struggled with narcotics and eventually died at 31 in an abandoned building. For Disney to make an obvious allusion to this in the Chip n Dale movie and joke about it is despicable. OH YEAH i forgot to mention the pointless jab at a dead man, Bobby Driscoll, by making light of the fact that after peter pan, he was fired and tossed to the side by disney becauee he hit puberty. like as i was watching it i was like “you make him the villain and make him a + chip n’ dale was cute but it leaned way too heavy into the meta humor, cheap cameos and references and pointless jabs at the original series. generally fun thochip n’ dale was cute but it leaned way too heavy into the meta humor, cheap cameos and references and pointless jabs at the original series. generally fun thoOH YEAH i forgot to mention the pointless jab at a dead man, Bobby Driscoll, by making light of the fact that after peter pan, he was fired and tossed to the side by disney becauee he hit puberty. like as i was watching it i was like “you make him the villain and make him a + where was the magic when you left Bobby Driscoll without a career It’s always a good time for a little magic. It’s always a good time for a little magic. where was the magic when you left Bobby Driscoll without a career They're not even hiding it. -sigh- Disney please do better? I mean that's sad that you guys really played up poor Bobby Driscoll's life to make a character he portrayed as a villain in your movie.
It breaks my heart cause poor Bobby was treated badly by you guys.They're not even hiding it. -sigh- Disney please do better? I mean that's sad that you guys really played up poor Bobby Driscoll's life to make a character he portrayed as a villain in your movie.It breaks my heart cause poor Bobby was treated badly by you guys. So I just saw the Chip n' Dale movie and the bad guy was Peter Pan. They literally ripped Bobby Driscoll's story but instead of him ending up dead he becomes a bad guy who kidnaps other toons. Screw this movie.So I just saw the Chip n' Dale movie and the bad guy was Peter Pan. They literally ripped Bobby Driscoll's story but instead of him ending up dead he becomes a bad guy who kidnaps other toons. Screw this movie. Disney is yet to make it clear if they had intended to create Peter Pan's character similar to Bobby Driscoll or not. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found