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. …
[H]e 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. …
