Robert James Anderson (March 6, 1933 â€" June 6, 2008) was an American
child actor and television producer, most famous for his role as the
young George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life.Bobby Anderson was born
in Hollywood, to a show business family. He was the son of Eugene
Randolph Anderson, an assistant director and production manager, and
Marie Augusta Fleischer, and his brothers and cousins were editors and
production managers in their own right. He was also the nephew, by
marriage, of directors William Beaudine and James Flood, both of whom
were married to Anderson's mother's sisters. Anderson's film career as
an actor was brief. He appeared in the TV show Spin and Marty, and he
made his last film in 1956.Anderson enlisted in the Navy during the
Korean War, serving as a photographer on aircraft carriers. After his
time in the Navy, he went on to work behind the scenes in assistant
directing, then later production with Disney, Warner Bros., Universal,
HBO, United Artists, Columbia, and 20th Century Studios on such films
and TV shows as The Apartment, Hawaii, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,
Code Red, Police Story, and Ripley's Believe It or Not!.He also worked
as a line producer and production consultant for films such as
Passenger 57, Demolition Man and Heat.
child actor and television producer, most famous for his role as the
young George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life.Bobby Anderson was born
in Hollywood, to a show business family. He was the son of Eugene
Randolph Anderson, an assistant director and production manager, and
Marie Augusta Fleischer, and his brothers and cousins were editors and
production managers in their own right. He was also the nephew, by
marriage, of directors William Beaudine and James Flood, both of whom
were married to Anderson's mother's sisters. Anderson's film career as
an actor was brief. He appeared in the TV show Spin and Marty, and he
made his last film in 1956.Anderson enlisted in the Navy during the
Korean War, serving as a photographer on aircraft carriers. After his
time in the Navy, he went on to work behind the scenes in assistant
directing, then later production with Disney, Warner Bros., Universal,
HBO, United Artists, Columbia, and 20th Century Studios on such films
and TV shows as The Apartment, Hawaii, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,
Code Red, Police Story, and Ripley's Believe It or Not!.He also worked
as a line producer and production consultant for films such as
Passenger 57, Demolition Man and Heat.
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