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The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up
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Ironic TwistsMay 23, 2026

The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up

The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up Bobby Driscoll voiced Disney's Peter Pan in 1953. He won a special Oscar at twelve. By 31, he was broke and addicted. Two children found his body in an abandoned East Village tenement in March 1968. He was buried in an unmarked grave. His mother identified him a year later through fingerprints.

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