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The Shocking Life & Death of Bobby Driscoll

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The role of Peter Pan has been traditionally played by women, with Nina Boucicault being the first person to ever portray him in 1904 on the theater stage.
He eventually died at the age of 31 from drug abuse and was found in an abandoned building in New York. Due to not having an ID on him, his unclaimed body was buried in an unmarked grave and his death was not widely reported on until years later.
He became addicted to narcotics and was sentenced to prison for drug use. After his release he focused his attention on the avant-garde art scene. In ill health from his drug use, and his funds completely depleted, he died in March 1968.
Robert Cletus Driscoll (March 3, 1937 – c. March 30, 1968) was an American actor who performed on film and television from 1943 to 1960.
A semi-fictionalised account of the genesis of Peter Pan, starring Johnny Depp as the initially unsuccessful author J.M. Barrie.