Freddie Bartholomew
Frederick Cecil Bartholomew (March 28, 1924 – January 23, 1992), known for his acting work as Freddie Bartholomew, was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most famous starring roles are in Captains Courageous (1937) and Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936).
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| Full name at birth | Frederick Llwellyn
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| Claim to fame | Little Lord Fauntleroy
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| Date of birth | 28 March 1924
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| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland
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| Date of death | 23 January 1992
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| Age | 67 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Sarasota, Florida
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| Cause of death | Emphysema
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| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
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| University | Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
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![Freddie Bartholomew - Picture Play Magazine Pictorial [United States] (July 1935)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/b/h/bhllsdex9swjxwsh.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Freddie Bartholomew - Picture Play Magazine Pictorial [United States] (April 1935)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/9/j/9jvr5i2zb89pbpiv.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Freddie Bartholomew - Sunday News Magazine Cover [United States] (25 December 1938)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/z/9/z9hc7e6gmvillhme.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Conflicting with some sources, a New York Times obituary article published 24 Jan 1992 states his birthplace was not London, England, where he was reared, but actually Dublin, Ireland.
- The American child actor David Holt had originally been cast as the title character in The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935). But the film`s producer, David O. Selznick, developed misgivings about having an American boy portray a quintessentially British boy. He replaced Holt with Bartholomew.
- Retired from television work in 1991 due to the onset of emphysema.
- He was considered for the dual roles of Prince Edward and Tom Canty in The Prince and the Pauper (1937).
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 3, 1991-1993, pages 47-50. New York: Charles Scribner`s Sons, 2001.
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