Bobby Henrey
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Bobby Henrey a former child actor
best known for his role as the son of the French
ambassador
to London
in the classic 1948 English
film The Fallen Idol, directed by Carol Reed
.
. Gal would go on to write about her son's film career in two of her many volumes of memoirs, the 1948 A Film Star in Belgrave Square and the 1950 A Journey To Vienna.
He went on to study at Eton College
and Oxford University, where he obtained a degree in language and literature.
At age 25, Henrey moved to the United States
, eventually settling in Greenwich, Connecticut
. He and his wife Lisette had a son, Edward, a graphic artist and illustrator.
passed on the photograph to director Carol Reed, who thought it exactly matched his vision of the character. The movie took eight months to film, a long time for that era, due to Reed's exacting standards. Henrey's second film, The Wonder Kid, was not a great success, influencing his family's belief that he should return to education.
in New York City
until his retirement in 1997.
chaplain at Greenwich Hospital
after his certification in 2001.
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
best known for his role as the son of the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in the classic 1948 English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
film The Fallen Idol, directed by Carol Reed
Carol Reed
Sir Carol Reed was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out , The Fallen Idol , The Third Man and Oliver!...
.
Personal
Henrey was the son of Robert Henrey and the memoirist Madeleine GalMadeleine Henrey
Madeleine Henrey was a French-born author of over 30 books, mainly of an autobiographical nature, that enjoyed considerable fame in post-war Britain and established rural lid-off-a-small-town titles as a genre.-Life:Henrey was born Madeleine Gal, the daughter of a miner and seamstress, and moved...
. Gal would go on to write about her son's film career in two of her many volumes of memoirs, the 1948 A Film Star in Belgrave Square and the 1950 A Journey To Vienna.
He went on to study at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Oxford University, where he obtained a degree in language and literature.
At age 25, Henrey moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, eventually settling in Greenwich, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. He and his wife Lisette had a son, Edward, a graphic artist and illustrator.
Acting
Henrey was cast in The Fallen Idol on the basis of a photograph of him which appeared on the dustjacket of his mother's book A Village in Piccadilly. Studio head Alexander KordaAlexander Korda
Sir Alexander Korda was a Hungarian-born British producer and film director. He was a leading figure in the British film industry, the founder of London Films and the owner of British Lion Films, a film distributing company.-Life and career:The elder brother of filmmakers Zoltán Korda and Vincent...
passed on the photograph to director Carol Reed, who thought it exactly matched his vision of the character. The movie took eight months to film, a long time for that era, due to Reed's exacting standards. Henrey's second film, The Wonder Kid, was not a great success, influencing his family's belief that he should return to education.
Finance
Henrey worked for a number of years as a tax consulting partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopers
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in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
until his retirement in 1997.
The Ministry
Henrey was ordained as a deacon in 1984 and went on to serve as an interfaithInterfaith
The term interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels...
chaplain at Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich Hospital can refer to:*Greenwich Hospital , USA*Greenwich Hospital , UK...
after his certification in 2001.