Actor Bob Anderson, 75
Posted: Saturday, June 7th, 2008 10:35 pmBob Anderson, who played the young George Bailey in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” has died. He was 75.
Anderson died Friday of cancer at his home in Palm Springs, his wife, Victoria, said Saturday. …
He was 7 when he appeared in the 1940 Shirley Temple film “Young People” and went on to play roles in such films as 1945’s “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.”
But he was best known for his role as the young Bailey in Frank Capra’s 1946 “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the same character portrayed in adulthood by James Stewart. In one scene, the story called for him to spot a potentially fatal error made by a drunken druggist, played by H.B. Warner.
Warner took the role seriously and on the day of shooting had been drinking and was “pretty ripe,” Victoria Anderson said. … Read full obituary
