Caption: Still of Bonita Granville, John Litel, Dick Purcell and Frankie Thomas in Nancy Drew: Detective (1938)
Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
Born: April 9, 1921
Star sign: Aries
Known for: Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950), The Major and the Minor (1942), Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939), Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)
Source: IMDB
This one-time wiry, curly-haired juvenile actor of 30s Depression era films grabbed major focus toward the end of his acting career as 50s space hero Tom Corbett on the smaller screen, then moved away from the limelight finally seeing his future in the cards. He was born Frank M. Thomas, Jr. on April 9, 1921, the only child of acting Manhattanites ...