Guide Note

Actor Bob Anderson, best known for his role as the young George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life, died at his Palm Springs home on June 7, 2008.

His family reported the cause of death to be melanoma.¹

Fast Facts

1. Born: March 6, 1933
2. Age: 75
3. Resided in: Palm Springs, Florida
4. Died: June 7, 2008
5. Died from Melanoma
6. Often directed and produced movies
7. Served in the Navy as a photography

Anderson is survived by wife, Victoria; three sons, John, Bob Jr. and Joe; three daughters, Kathleen Inman, Deborah Gutierrez, and Heidi Anderson-Robinson; 11 grandchildren; a brother, Beau Anderson; and a sister, Virginia McAfee.¹