Tommy Kelly

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Tommy Kelly was an American child actor best known for playing the title role in the 1938 film adaptation of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."

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Tommy Kelly canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf child actor
film actor
human
activeYearsInFilm 1938–1950s
burialPlace Albany, New York, United States
linked to: Albany
castingMethod selected after nationwide talent search for Tom Sawyer role
causeOfDeath congestive heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-04-06
dateOfDeath 2016-01-26
educatedAt St. John’s University (New York City)
University of Notre Dame
employer Peace Corps
United States Department of Agriculture
ethnicGroup Irish American
givenName Thomas
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Tommy Kelly
notableFor playing Tom Sawyer in the 1938 film adaptation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
notableWork The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film)
numberOfChildren 6
occupation actor
civil servant
teacher
participatedIn Double Date
Gone with the Wind (1939 film)
linked to: Gone with the Wind

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Life with Henry
Military Academy
Mug Town
Peck’s Bad Boy with the Circus
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film)
The Howards of Virginia
The Magnificent Yankee
placeOfBirth Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Albany, New York, United States
linked to: Albany
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Albany, New York, United States
linked to: Albany

Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
role Tom Sawyer
sexOrGender male
spouse Teresa Kelly

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