- William Bakewell
Infobox actor
name = William Bakewell, Jr.
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birthdate = Birth date|1908|05|2
birthplace = Los Angeles, California
deathdate = Death date and age|1993|04|15|1908|05|8
deathplace = Los Angeles, California
othername = Billy Bakewell
occupation =Film actor
yearsactive = 1923-1975
spouse = Jennifer Holt (1946-195?) Diane Griffith (1954-1993)William Bakewell also known as Billy Bakewell, (
May 2 ,1908 -April 15 ,1993 ), was an American actor, who achieved his greatest fame as one of the premiere juvenile performers of the late 1920s and early 1930s.Life and career
Bakewell, educated at Page Military Academy, began his film career as an extra in the movie
Fighting Blood , and went on to appear in some 170 films and TV shows. He is most remembered for playing Albert in the 1930 "All Quiet on the Western Front ", and Roddy,Joan Crawford 's brother in "Dance, Fools, Dance ". He also co-starred in "Gold Diggers of Broadway " (1929) withWinnie Lightner andLilyan Tashman . In 1993 he contributed to the founding of theScreen Actors Guild and was member 44 of the original 50.He never achieved significant status past the Depression years, although he became familiar in dozens of films, from "Gone with the Wind" to the phenomenally popular Disney's "Davy Crockett" series. In 1946, he starred in the Columbia serial Hop Harrigan, where he played a top Air Corps pilot.
During World War II he served in the U.S. Army with the rank of
Second Lieutenant . He was stationed at the 73rd Evacuation Hospital and at the The Radio Section of the Special Service Division as the Post Intelligence Officer and, also worked under the department that handled distribution of recorded programs to overseas station circuits.For four decades Bakewell served on the board of
Motion Picture and Television Fund .Further reading
*William Bakewell (1991), "Hollywood Be Thy Name: Random Recollections of a Movie Veteran From Silents to Talkies to TV" (ISBN 0-8108-2388-8)
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NAME= Bakewell, William, Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Bakewell, Billy
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Film actor
DATE OF BIRTH=May 2 ,1908
PLACE OF BIRTH= Los Angeles, California
DATE OF DEATH=April 15 ,1993
PLACE OF DEATH= Los Angeles, California
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