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Hubert Van Calenbergh

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Mar 11, 2000, 3:00:00 AM3/11/00
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Hi,

I am trying to find out what happened to Rupert Webster, the boy who
plays Bobby Phillips in my favourite film, Lindsay Anderson's If. . . .
(1969). Someone told me he was murdered in a New York subway in the
early seventies, but I haven't been able to find any particulars. I'm
not even sure he's English, but it's very likely. How would one be able
to get in touch with relatives - if any - or find out where Webster is
burried? Much obliged,

H u b e r t .


Matthew Hubbard

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Mar 11, 2000, 3:00:00 AM3/11/00
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Hubert Van Calenbergh wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to find out what happened to Rupert Webster, the boy who
> plays Bobby Phillips in my favourite film, Lindsay Anderson's If. . .
> (1969). Someone told me he was murdered in a New York subway in the
> early seventies, but I haven't been able to find any particulars. I'm
> not even sure he's English, but it's very likely. How would one be
> able to get in touch with relatives - if any - or find out where
> Webster is buried? Much obliged,

Hi, Hubert. If you are unsure of a person's status, please put a
question mark after the name.

According to IMDb, he only made the one film, which they list as
released in 1968; no date of death is listed, but the IMDb is not 100%
reliable about these things. It is a little odd for a young actor to
get a good role in a well-distributed film and never work again.

Good luck,
MattH

DESSCRIBE1

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Mar 12, 2000, 3:00:00 AM3/12/00
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>I am trying to find out what happened to Rupert Webster, the boy who
>plays Bobby Phillips in my favourite film, Lindsay Anderson's If. . . .
>(1969).
[snip]

Which one was Bobby Phillips? I can't quite place him, but perhaps if you
described his role (or any particular scenes that he had), it might jog my
memory. (Unfortunately, I can't give you any more information on him in any
case...)

Erich


Robin Johnson

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Mar 24, 2023, 2:16:57 PM3/24/23
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Robin Johnson

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Mar 24, 2023, 2:18:07 PM3/24/23
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On Saturday, 11 March 2000 at 08:00:00 UTC, Hubert Van Calenbergh wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to find out what happened to Rupert Webster, the boy who
> plays Bobby Phillips in my favourite film, Lindsay Anderson's If. . . .
> (1969). Someone told me he was murdered in a New York subway in the
> early seventies, but I haven't been able to find any particulars. I'm
> not even sure he's English, but it's very likely. How would one be able
> to get in touch with relatives - if any - or find out where Webster is
> burried? Much obliged,
> H u b e r t .

Please see: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/07/rupert-webster-obituary

Robin Johnson

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Mar 24, 2023, 2:19:15 PM3/24/23
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