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Robert Isadore Breen (Borsuk)

Also Known As: "Bobby"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Montreal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
Death: September 19, 2016 (88)
Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Hyman (Chaim) Breen and Rebecca Breen
Husband of Audre Breen
Ex-husband of Private
Father of Private and Private
Brother of Gertrude Licker; Michael / Melville Breen and Sally Ziff

Occupation: Child Actor
Managed by: Private User
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About Bobby Breen

Bobby Breen was an actor, known for Way Down South (1939), Make a Wish (1937) and Breaking the Ice (1938).

-Boy soprano

-Gave up his movie career to pursue his nightclub singing act.

-Appeared in nine films between 1936 and 1942. Four of those films earned single Oscar nominations: three for Best Original Score and one for Best Scoring. Breen's last ,in Johnny Doughboy (1942), did not afford him the chance to sing solo but only gave him one number, shared with Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and George 'Spanky' McFarland. The plot revolved around has-been child stars trying to put together a USO show. Unfortunately, Breen's speaking voice at that point in his life - he would have been 15 - recorded like a Disney mouse.

-Featured on the cover of The Beatles' "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album.

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Bobby Breen's Timeline

1927
November 4, 1927
Montreal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
2016
September 19, 2016
Age 88
Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, United States