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- Birth nameRobert James Anderson
- Nickname
- Bob
- Robert J. Anderson was born on March 6, 1933 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a production manager and actor, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Passenger 57 (1992) and Demolition Man (1993). He was married to Dorothy Ann Cochrane, ??? Toll and Victoria Wandrey. He died on June 6, 2008 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
- SpousesDorothy Ann Cochrane(June 20, 1954 - 1960) (divorced, 4 children)??? Toll (divorced, 2 children)Victoria Wandrey(? - June 6, 2008) (his death)
- ChildrenKathleen M Anderson (Inman)Robert James Anderson Jr.John Harold AndersonJoseph Patrick AndersonDeborah L. Anderson (Gutierrez)Heidi Lynn Anderson
- ParentsMarie Augusta Fleischer
- RelativesPhilip W. Anderson(Sibling)Hayley Marie Norman(Niece or Nephew)Beaudine Anderson(Sibling)
- Enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and served as a photographer on several aircraft carriers.
- Along with Karolyn Grimes, he holds the distinction of appearing in two holiday classics: It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Bishop's Wife (1947). In the former, he plays the young George Bailey - played as an adult by James Stewart - and in the latter, he plays one of the boys who initially teases Debby (played by Grimes), before ultimately accepting her due to some help from Dudley (Cary Grant).
- Introduced to films when relatives arranged for him to appear in a movie scene that called for a baby. He was 7 when he appeared in the 1940 Shirley Temple film Young People (1940).
- Appeared in four movies nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Grapes of Wrath (1940), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), The Bishop's Wife (1947) and A Place in the Sun (1951).
- Brother of Gene Anderson Jr., and great-uncle of actress and model Hayley Marie Norman.
- He (H.B. Warner) actually bloodied my ear. My ear was beat up, and my face was red and I was in tears......I didn't know what we were building for. H.B. was perfect. He reached the crescendo. At the end, when it was all over, he was very lovable. He grabbed me and hugged me, and he meant it (On filming the scene in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) where young George Bailey tells pharmacist Mr. Gower that he mistakenly dispensed poison).
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