Bobby Jordan

Bobby Jordan (April 1, 1923 - September 10, 1965 was born in Harrison, New York. He was a talented toddler and by the time he was 6 years old he could sing, tap dance and play the saxaphone. His mother took him to talent shows in and around Harrison, New York. He also modelled for newspaper and magazine advertisments, and appeared in short films and radio programs. In the late 1920's Bobby's family moved to the upper west side of Manhattan. In 1929, Bobby was cast as Charles Hildebrand in the 1929 Broadway play, 'Street Scene', and in 1935, he became one of the Dead End Kids by winning the role of Angel in Sydney Kingsley's riveting Broadway drama 'Dead End', about life in the slums of lower east side New York City. The play was performed at the Belasco Theatre, and ran for 3 years and over 600 performances. In 1937, Bobby joined his cast-mates in Hollywood to make the movie version of the play starring big names such as Humphrey Bogart, Joel Mc'Crae, Sylvia Sydney and Claire Trevor.