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William Bakewell

<p><b>William Bakewell</b> (May 2, 1908 – April 15, 1993) was an American actor who achieved his greatest fame as one of the leading juvenile performers of the late 1920s and early 1930s.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: William Bakewell, Born, Died, Other&nbsp;name...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox biography vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn" style="display:inline">William Bakewell</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:William_Bakewell_in_The_Fabulous_Dorseys.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:William_Bakewell_in_The_Fabulous_Dorseys.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/William_Bakewell_in_The_Fabulous_Dorseys.jpg/220px-William_Bakewell_in_The_Fabulous_Dorseys.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="352" data-file-type="bitmap" height="276" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/William_Bakewell_in_The_Fabulous_Dorseys.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/William_Bakewell_in_The_Fabulous_Dorseys.jpg 2x" alt="William_Bakewell_in_The_Fabulous_Dorseys.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Bakewell in <i><a href="/en/The_Fabulous_Dorseys" title="The Fabulous Dorseys" class="wl">The Fabulous Dorseys</a></i> (1947)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1908-05-02</span>)</span>May 2, 1908<br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/en/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles" class="wl">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/en/California" title="California" class="wl">California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">April 15, 1993<span style="display:none">(1993-04-15)</span> (aged<span>&nbsp;</span>84)<br><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace">Los Angeles, California, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other<span>&nbsp;</span>names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Billy Bakewell</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years<span>&nbsp;</span>active</th><td class="infobox-data">1923<span>–</span>1975</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/en/Jennifer_Holt" title="Jennifer Holt" class="wl">Jennifer Holt</a></div>
   <div style="line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px;"><span>​</span></div><span> </span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"><span>​</span></div><span>(</span><abbr about="#mwt18" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>married</span>&quot;}]]}">m.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span>1946<span>;</span><span> </span><abbr about="#mwt19" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>divorced</span>&quot;}]]}">div.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span>1948<span>)</span><wbr><span>​</span></div><br>
<div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Diane Griffith</div><span> </span><div style="display:inline-block;"><span>​</span></div><span>(</span><abbr about="#mwt20" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>married</span>&quot;}]]}">m.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span>1954<span>)</span><wbr><span>​</span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>



William Bakewell was an American actor who achieved his greatest fame as one of the leading juvenile performers of the late 1920s and early 1930s. 