Henrey was the son of Robert Selby Henrey- grandson of Sir Coutts Lindsay, 2nd Baronet- and the memoirist Madeleine Gal.[2] 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.
At age 25, Henrey moved to the United States, eventually settling in Greenwich, Connecticut. He and his wife Lisette Talbert had a son, Edward, a graphic artist and illustrator, and a daughter, Dominique, who died from a food allergy at the age of 18,[3] having suffered all her life from poor health.[4]
Career
Robert Henrey's autobiography, Through Grown-up Eyes: Living with Childhood Fame, was published by Polperro Heritage Press in September 2013.[5] Henrey was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's The Film Programme in December 2015 where he discussed the impact that The Fallen Idol had on his childhood and adult life.
Acting
Henrey was cast in The Fallen Idol based on a photograph of him which appeared on the dustjacket of his father's book A Village in Piccadilly.[6] Studio head of London Films Alexander Korda passed on the photograph to director Carol Reed, who thought it exactly matched his vision of the character, Philippe, even though the photo had actually been taken in 1942 and showed Henrey when he was three years old. Henrey's parents agreed to let him make the film and a screen test was arranged. But at the time, Henrey, by that time eight years of age, was on holiday at his grandmother's farm in Normandy. So Korda sent a plane over to France to pick him up and fly him to London for the test. Carol Reed liked him at once, especially his liquid French accent, which the part called for. Reed sat down for the first of many talks with Henrey and never saw another child. Henrey was paid £1,000 for his role, with a stipulation that if the film took more than ten weeks to make, he would be paid an extra £100 for every additional week. Because the film took eight months to make, a long time for that era, due to Reed's exacting standards, Henrey eventually earned £5,000. When the film was released, the critics were very impressed with Henrey's performance in the film, with one calling him the greatest kid since Jackie Coogan and Henrey became a star overnight. On the strength of his performance in the film, Henrey was signed to a £30,000 contract by Sir Alexander Korda to make four more films for his company between 1948 and 1952, only one of which, The Wonder Kid, was ever made. This was filmed in late 1949 - early 1950, but not released until 1952. However, it was not a great success, influencing his family's belief that he should return to education.[7]
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Robert Henrey born 26 June 1939 is an Anglo French 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 Bobby HenreyBobby Henrey Ralph Richardson and Michele Morgan in The Fallen IdolBorn 1939 06 26 26 June 1939 age 83 Villers sur Mer Calvados FranceOccupation s Actor later an accountant and chaplain 1 Years active1948 1951 Contents 1 Personal 2 Career 2 1 Acting 2 2 Financial career 2 3 The Ministry 3 References 4 External linksPersonal EditHenrey was the son of Robert Selby Henrey grandson of Sir Coutts Lindsay 2nd Baronet and the memoirist Madeleine Gal 2 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 Downside School 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 Talbert had a son Edward a graphic artist and illustrator and a daughter Dominique who died from a food allergy at the age of 18 3 having suffered all her life from poor health 4 Career EditRobert Henrey s autobiography Through Grown up Eyes Living with Childhood Fame was published by Polperro Heritage Press in September 2013 5 Henrey was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 s The Film Programme in December 2015 where he discussed the impact that The Fallen Idol had on his childhood and adult life Acting Edit Henrey was cast in The Fallen Idol based on a photograph of him which appeared on the dustjacket of his father s book A Village in Piccadilly 6 Studio head of London Films Alexander Korda passed on the photograph to director Carol Reed who thought it exactly matched his vision of the character Philippe even though the photo had actually been taken in 1942 and showed Henrey when he was three years old Henrey s parents agreed to let him make the film and a screen test was arranged But at the time Henrey by that time eight years of age was on holiday at his grandmother s farm in Normandy So Korda sent a plane over to France to pick him up and fly him to London for the test Carol Reed liked him at once especially his liquid French accent which the part called for Reed sat down for the first of many talks with Henrey and never saw another child Henrey was paid 1 000 for his role with a stipulation that if the film took more than ten weeks to make he would be paid an extra 100 for every additional week Because the film took eight months to make a long time for that era due to Reed s exacting standards Henrey eventually earned 5 000 When the film was released the critics were very impressed with Henrey s performance in the film with one calling him the greatest kid since Jackie Coogan and Henrey became a star overnight On the strength of his performance in the film Henrey was signed to a 30 000 contract by Sir Alexander Korda to make four more films for his company between 1948 and 1952 only one of which The Wonder Kid was ever made This was filmed in late 1949 early 1950 but not released until 1952 However it was not a great success influencing his family s belief that he should return to education 7 Financial career Edit Henrey worked for several years as a tax consulting partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in New York City until his retirement in 1997 The Ministry Edit Henrey was ordained as a deacon in 1984 and went on to serve as an interfaith chaplain at Greenwich Hospital after his certification in 2001 References Edit IMDb Robert Henrey Biography Brentford High Street Henrey family research Columbia Spectator 23 January 1989 Columbia Spectator Through Grown up Eyes Living with Childhood Fame Polperro Heritage Press 2013 Henrey Robert 2013 Through Grown up Eyes living with childhood fame Polperro Heritage Press ISBN 978 0 9570481 7 1 OCLC 894998639 Author Robert Henrey on Living with Childhood Fame 16 August 2014 THE FALLEN IDOL Episode Film Forum Podcasts Archived from the original on 2012 02 29 Retrieved 2010 01 13 External links EditPastoral staff St Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church Lisette and Robert Henrey 2007 Focus On French Cinema The Queen Meets the Stars British Pathe newsreel in which Bobby Henrey presents flowers to Queen Elizabeth wife of George VI later Queen Mother Through Grown up Eyes Living with Childhood Fame by Robert Henrey ISBN 978 09570481 7 1 hardback This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Bobby Henrey news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bobby Henrey amp oldid 1129695199, 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