Frederick Cecil Bartholomew (March 28, 1924 â€" January 23, 1992),
known for his acting work as Freddie Bartholomew, was an
English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of
all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most
famous starring roles are in Captains Courageous (1937) and Little
Lord Fauntleroy (1936).He was born in London, and for the title role
of MGM's David Copperfield (1935), he immigrated to the United States
at the age of 10 in 1934, living there the rest of his life. He became
an American citizen in 1943 following World War II military
service.Despite his great success and acclaim following David
Copperfield, his childhood film stardom was marred by nearly constant
legal battles and payouts, which eventually took a huge toll on both
his finances and his career. In adulthood, after World War II service,
his film career dwindled rapidly, and he switched from performing to
directing and producing in the medium of television.Bartholomew was
born Frederick Cecil Bartholomew in March 1924 in Harlesden in the
borough of Willesden, Middlesex, London. His parents were Cecil
Llewellyn Bartholomew, a wounded World War I veteran who became a
minor civil servant after the war, and Lilian May Clarke Bartholomew.
By the age of three, Freddie was living in Warminster, a town in
Wiltshire in southwest England, in his paternal grandparents' home. He
lived under the care of his aunt "Cissie", Millicent Mary Bartholomew,
who raised him and became his surrogate mother. Bartholomew was
educated at Lord Weymouth's Grammar School in Warminster, and by his
Aunt Cissie.
known for his acting work as Freddie Bartholomew, was an
English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of
all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most
famous starring roles are in Captains Courageous (1937) and Little
Lord Fauntleroy (1936).He was born in London, and for the title role
of MGM's David Copperfield (1935), he immigrated to the United States
at the age of 10 in 1934, living there the rest of his life. He became
an American citizen in 1943 following World War II military
service.Despite his great success and acclaim following David
Copperfield, his childhood film stardom was marred by nearly constant
legal battles and payouts, which eventually took a huge toll on both
his finances and his career. In adulthood, after World War II service,
his film career dwindled rapidly, and he switched from performing to
directing and producing in the medium of television.Bartholomew was
born Frederick Cecil Bartholomew in March 1924 in Harlesden in the
borough of Willesden, Middlesex, London. His parents were Cecil
Llewellyn Bartholomew, a wounded World War I veteran who became a
minor civil servant after the war, and Lilian May Clarke Bartholomew.
By the age of three, Freddie was living in Warminster, a town in
Wiltshire in southwest England, in his paternal grandparents' home. He
lived under the care of his aunt "Cissie", Millicent Mary Bartholomew,
who raised him and became his surrogate mother. Bartholomew was
educated at Lord Weymouth's Grammar School in Warminster, and by his
Aunt Cissie.
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