Robert Ellis (September 24, 1933 â€" November 23, 1973) was an
American child actor in the 1940s and 1950s, who was the last actor to
play Henry Aldrich on the radio series The Aldrich Family.Robert Ellis
was born in Chicago, Illinois to Fern Bloomfield. He was educated in
professional children's schools in New York City and Hollywood and
later studied theater arts at Columbia University.He made his acting
debut at age 5 and appeared in some 50 movies and television shows,
sometimes billed as "Bobby Ellis." In 1948, the Academy of Motion
Pictures Arts and Sciences awarded him a special certificate for his
acting and dancing role as Buster Tyme in the movie April Showers,
which starred Ann Sothern and Jack Carson. He portrayed Ralph
Grainger, a college friend of Ronnie Burns, on the final two seasons
of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.He died of kidney failure at
the age of 40 in Los Angeles. At the time of his death, he was a
producer of educational films.
American child actor in the 1940s and 1950s, who was the last actor to
play Henry Aldrich on the radio series The Aldrich Family.Robert Ellis
was born in Chicago, Illinois to Fern Bloomfield. He was educated in
professional children's schools in New York City and Hollywood and
later studied theater arts at Columbia University.He made his acting
debut at age 5 and appeared in some 50 movies and television shows,
sometimes billed as "Bobby Ellis." In 1948, the Academy of Motion
Pictures Arts and Sciences awarded him a special certificate for his
acting and dancing role as Buster Tyme in the movie April Showers,
which starred Ann Sothern and Jack Carson. He portrayed Ralph
Grainger, a college friend of Ronnie Burns, on the final two seasons
of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.He died of kidney failure at
the age of 40 in Los Angeles. At the time of his death, he was a
producer of educational films.
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