by I’ve posted about this before. In the movie The Bishop’s Wife, the Mitchell Boychoir perform a hymn called O Sing to God. I love the arrangement. But every time I see this movie, and I watch it every holiday season, there’s one boy who always gets my attention. Every once in a while I try to find out who is he is. The movie was made in 1947, and I’m guessing he was around 15 years old, maybe a little older. That would make him 88+ now.
I just tried a Google image search, but no luck. Maybe I can find programs for Mitchell Boychoir performances in 1947 which list all the boys in the choir. Who is this boy??
Here’s a screenshot of him, but you can also see him here. I cued it so when you click on the link it starts at the moment he appears.
I don’t know why, but I just want to know how his life went. What did he do? Where did he go? Did he keep singing? Was his life mostly happy? (Are most people’s lives mostly happy?)
I’m sure you’ve probably already come across this (URL below) – an article in “The Irish Monthly” from 1947 about the Choir. Maybe it might have sources of info you haven’t seen before. I, too, watch “The Bishop’s Wife” every Christmas season!
https://www.jstor.org/stable/20515647?seq=1
Hi Nora! I did find that article, thanks so much. They named a few choirboys in the article and I googled each one, but still no luck. But I feel like I’m getting close. Maybe I should post on Facebook.
I don’t know if this helps, but he was probably around 11 or 12. He sings soprano or alto which means he is most likely under 13 years of age in the movie.
Heather, thank you for the suggestions!