- Although it is often confused, the credits in The Prince and the Pauper (1937) read that Billy played the role of Tom Canty, the pauper, and Bobby as Prince Edward. Historically, Prince Edward (1537-1553) was the son of Henry VIII and third wife Jane Seymour, who died just after giving him birth. The young Prince of Wales became Edward VI after the death of his father in January of 1547. The boy was very frail and sickly, however, and died just before reaching his 16th birthday.
- Throughout their brief, young careers, the boys would mischievously traded roles on the set of movies in which they appeared together. Their own mother couldn't tell them apart unless Billy was wearing his glasses or the twins were writing (Bobby was right-handed and Billy was left-handed).
- His identical twin Billy later followed his brother and quit acting to become a sound editor. He died in 2006, a year before Bobby.
- Served in the Army Air Forces during WWII and was stationed in the Phillippines at one point.
- Their last name rhymes with "walk.".
- The blue-eyed twins were 99 pounds apiece and 5 feet tall at the time they were cast in The Prince and the Pauper (1937).
- Was always more interested in the technical side of movie-making than acting.
- Best known for playing the "Prince" opposite his brother Billy's "Pauper" in the rousing classic The Prince and the Pauper (1937) starring Errol Flynn.
- Left his acting career to become a film editor where he worked for some years on the Jack Webb "Dragnet" series of the 1950s.
- He and his twin appeared together in "Winged Victory," a 1943 Broadway show that served as a war-time morale booster.
- Father was a ticket agent for the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway.
- Graduated from the Mark-Ken School for professional children in Hollywood where he met and later married his wife Georgia ("Gigi").
- He is ten minutes younger than Billy.
- Their mother taught the boys how to dance when they were only 3. Following singing and acting appearances on radio, she took them to Hollywood in 1935.
- He and his twin worked in radio as children before moving to Los Angeles with their mother to actively pursue movie careers.
- Appeared with his identical twin Billy Mauch in the "Penrod" film series of the late 1930s.
- 1930's US child actor who usually appeared on screen with his twin, Billy Mauch.
- Lived in California where he also wrote a piece for Sybil Jason's upcoming book "My Fifteen Minutes," scheduled for release in January of 2005.
- Body Cremated and Location of ashes is unknown.
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