Bobby Mauch
Born	Robert Joseph Mauch July 6, 1921(1921-07-06) Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.
Died	October 15, 2007 (aged 86) Santa Rosa, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1937 — 1943
Spouse(s)	Georgia "Gigi" Shattuck Culhane

Billy Mauch
Born	William John Mauch July 6, 1921(1921-07-06) Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.
Died	September 29, 2006 (aged 85) Palatine, Illinois
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1936 — 1951
Spouse(s)	Marjorie Barnewolt

William John Mauch (July 6, 1921 – September 29, 2006), known as Billy, and his identical twin brother, Robert Joseph Mauch, (July 6, 1921 – October 15, 2007), known as Bobby, were child actors in the 1930s. They had starring roles in the 1937 film The Prince and the Pauper, based on the novel of the same name by Mark Twain.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 External links

[edit] Early life

Billy and Bobby were born in Peoria, Illinois, to an employee of the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad and his wife. They began singing and acting in radio at the age of seven and later appeared in print advertisements before signing a contract with Warner Brothers in 1935 which netted each of them $350 dollars per week.

[edit] Career

After moving with their mother to Hollywood, Billy was cast as the young title character (played as an adult by Fredric March) in the film Anthony Adverse. His brother Bobby was his stand-in for the role, but the brothers, whose voice and appearance were almost indistinguishable, later claimed that they freely alternated who would play the part in a given take. Their turn in the The Prince and the Pauper, in which they co-starred with Errol Flynn and Claude Rains, earned them the cover story in the May 3, 1937 issue of Time magazine.

The twins later starred in three films based on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington. Bobby quit acting shortly afterwards, but Billy continued to play minor roles in a number of other films, the last one being the comedy Bedtime for Bonzo (1951), which famously starred Ronald Reagan and a chimpanzee.

Billy and Bobby Mauch attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles before graduating from the Mar-Ken School for professional children, in Hollywood. During their senior year they ran jointly for the office of class president under the campaign slogan "Two Heads Are Better than One." The brothers served together in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and were stationed in the Philippines. They appeared in the 1943 Broadway play Winged Victory, later made into a movie directed by George Cukor.

Interested in the technical aspects of moviemaking, both brothers eventually found employment in that field. Bobby became a film editor whose work included the 1950s TV series Dragnet. Billy became a sound editor for Warner Brothers in 1950 and would go on to participate in more than 300 films and TV shows.

[edit] Personal life

Billy and his wife Marjorie, who were married 53 years, had one son, William J. Mauch II, named after Bobby. Billy died, aged 85, in his home in Palatine, Illinois.

Bobby Mauch married Georgia Shattuck, a former figure skater, in 1971. They had no children. He died at the age of 86 at a nursing home in Santa Rosa, California.

[edit] External links

• Bobby Mauch at the Internet Movie Database
• Billy Mauch at the Internet Movie Database
• Robert J. Mauch/ Film Editor at the Internet Movie Database
• Billy and Bobby Mauch at Classic Movie Kids
• "Mauch Twins & Mark Twain" , from Time, May 3, 1937
• Obituary for Billy Mauch, from Editors Guild Magazine, Jan.-Feb. 2007
• Obituary for Bobby Mauch, from the Los Angeles Times, Oct. 24, 2007
• Obituary for Bobby Mauch, from the New York Times, Oct. 25, 2007