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former
child actor
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best known for his role as the son of the
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to
London
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in the classic 1948
English
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Carol Reed
Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director and producer, best known for '' Odd Man Out'' (1947), '' The Fallen Idol'' (1948), ''The Third Man'' (1949), and ''Oliver!'' (1968), for which he was awarded the ...
.
Personal
Henrey was the son of Robert Selby Henrey- grandson of Sir
Coutts Lindsay
Sir Coutts Lindsay, 2nd Baronet (2 February 1824 – 7 May 1913 Kingston upon Thames), was a British artist and watercolourist.
Life
Lindsay was the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Sir James Lindsay, son of the Hon. Robert Lindsay, second ...
, 2nd Baronet- and the memoirist Madeleine Gal. 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
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, where he obtained a degree in language and literature.
At age 25, Henrey moved to the
United States
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, eventually settling in
Greenwich
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,
Connecticut
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. 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, having suffered all her life from poor health.
Career
Robert Henrey's autobiography, ''Through Grown-up Eyes: Living with Childhood Fame'', was published by Polperro Heritage Press in September 2013. Henrey was interviewed on
BBC Radio 4
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'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''. Studio head of London Films
Alexander Korda
Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)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.
Financial career
Henrey worked for several years as a tax consulting partner at
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in
New York City
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until his retirement in 1997.
The Ministry
Henrey was ordained as a deacon in 1984 and went on to serve as an
interfaith
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