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An American actor, born in Harrison, New York State, USA, on April 1, 1923, as Robert G. Jordan. He married Lee Jordan (1946-1957) and they had one child before their divorce. Among his notable works are Boys of the City (1940), Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947), and A Slight Case of Murder (1938). He began his career as a child, and at the age of four and a half, he was able to act, dance and play the saxophone. In 1935, he participated in the play Dead End with a group of children, which was a great success and Universal turned it into a movie in 1937. The movie boys became The Dead End Kids, then The East Side Kids, then The Bowery Boys, and they made many movies.
In 1943, Bobby served in the Marine Corps until 1945, after which he returned to The Bowery Boys, but left them after eight films. After he was involved in an elevator accident, he had his kneecap removed, which affected his work, and became addicted to alcohol. He worked in various jobs, then separated from his wife in 1957, declared bankruptcy, and was admitted to the Veterans Hospital. He died in Los Angeles, California, USA, on September 10, 1965, of liver cirrhosis.
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