- Benny Bartlett
Infobox actor
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name = Benny Bartlett
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caption = Benny Bartlett was an American film actor.
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birthdate = birth date|1924|08|16
location =Independence, Kansas , U.S.A.
deathdate = death date and age|1999|12|26|1924|08|16
deathplace =Redding, California
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othername = Bennie Bartlett
David Bartlett
yearsactive = 1935 — 1956
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notable role = One of theThe Bowery Boys
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tonyawards =Benny Bartlett, (
August 16 ,1924 -December 26 ,1999 ), was an Americanchild actor , musician, and later a member of the longest running feature-film series "The Bowery Boys ".Biography
Career
Benny Bartlett was a child prodigy on the piano at eight years of age. He appeared in an RKO musical, "
Millions in the Air " (1935), playing the piano. The next year he appeared in a short for Paramount, performing a composition he had written at the age of nine. The studio signed him to a contract soon afterwards. Bartlett began appearing with many of Paramount's biggest stars, and became such a hot property that he was often loaned out to other studios.Later career and personal life
By the early 1940s, with the onset of puberty, he had reached the awkward age where
child actors couldn't play juveniles anymore.Bartlett joined the military during
World War II . After his enlistment was over he resumed his acting career, and was cast as a member of the gang in "The Bowery Boys" comedies.He exited the series in 1955, and shortly afterwards left the film business entirely.
External links
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* [http://www.classicmoviekids.com/bartlett.htm Benny Bartlett at Classic Movie Kids]
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