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Movie · 1948

So Dear to My Heart

Released 29 November 1948 More from 1948 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

The tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny. Jeremiah's dream of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair must overcome the obstinate objections of his loving, yet strict, grandmother Granny. Jeremiah's confidant, Uncle Hiram, is the boy's steady ally.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Walter Soderling
as Grampa Meeker
Died aged 75, before release
Beulah Bondi
as Granny Kincaid
60
Clarence Nash
as Vocal Sound Effect (voice) (uncredited)
43
John Beal
as Jeremiah as an Adult - Narrator (voice)
39
Bobby Driscoll
as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Kincaid
11
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
64years between the oldest and youngest billed
75Walter Soderling — oldest on the call sheet
11Bobby Driscoll — youngest billed
46average age of the credited cast
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