William John Mauch ( - )
Biography
Bill Mauch is Notable.
Billy Mauch was a child actor best known as one half of an iconic twin duo, alongside his identical twin brother Bobby, famous for their roles in Hollywood films during the s.
William John "Billy" Mauch was born 6 Jul , in Peoria, Illinois, ten minutes prior to the birth of his twin brother, Bobby. He was the son of Felix Mauch, a worker for the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad, and Marguerite (née Burley). From a very young age, the Mauch brothers were drawn to performance, starting with radio singing and acting by age seven. Their early exposure in radio led to appearances in print advertisements before they signed a contract with Warner Bros.
In , Billy and Bobby relocated with their mother to Hollywood, where Billy was cast as the young version of the title character in Anthony Adverse (). His resemblance to adult actor Fredric March, who portrayed the adult Adverse, was so uncanny that Billy was chosen for the part, with Bobby often standing in for him. However, the brothers, whose voices and appearances were nearly indistinguishable, later revealed that they frequently swapped roles during f
Billy and Bobby Mauch
The Mauch Twins
Born in Peoria, Illinois
onJuly 6,
Billy and Bobby Mauch were identical twins. When Billy was cast in Anthony Adverse, Bobby was to be his stand-in for unimportant scenes. Once the film was completed, however, the twins revealed to director Mervyn LeRoy that that had taken turns playing the lead role throughout the movie, confident that no one would notice. They are said to have played the same trick during the filming of The White Angel, where Billy again was cast as the lead. The only noticeable difference between them as boys was that Billy is left-handed, and Bobby is right-handed. (Edited from The Moving Picture Boy, by John Holmstrom.)
William John Mauch (July 6, – September 29, ) and his identical twin brother, Robert Joseph Mauch (July 6, – October 15, ), were child actors in the s. They had starring roles in the film The Prince and the Pauper, based on the novel of the same name by Mark Twain.
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