Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-06-25 | Page 2 | Aunt Keeps Custody of Boy Star in Court-Approved Agreement

Aunt Keeps Custody of Boy StarIn Star In Court-Approved Court Agreement I I LOS ANGELES June 25 UP UP- UP P- P Superior Judge Harry R. R Archbald gave his final approval today to an agreement ending the family dispute dispute dispute dis dis- over the over the custody and earnings of Freddie Bartholomew child screen actor The agreement gave the tho custody of ot the year old star to his aunt Millicent Mary Bartholomew who has bas piloted his screen career from Its it beginning The boys boy's parents Cecil Lewellyn Bartholomew and arid Lili Lilian n May Bartholomew Bartholomew Bar Bar- Bar Bartholomew were awarded the tho right t to visit him as often as they cared to so 0 long as this did not interfere with his movie work The Union Bank and Trust company company com com- pany was named as guardian of Freddie's estate and his earnings earnings- unofficially estimated at 1250 weekly week week- ordered distributed follows follows follows fol fol- ly were ly-were were as I lows Ten per cent to the father 5 s per percent percent percent cent each to his minor sisters sister Eileen and Hilda and the remainder to his own estate From the estate the expenses of the boy actor and his aunt will be paid and the residue will go toward building a fund for his education and future needs The agreement ended litigation that brought both his father and mother here from England and for fora a time threatened to split the tho family family family fam fam- ily with protracted court sessions I Freddie first achieved film fame with his role in David Copperfield 4 G s si i f Wit r a M t u. u Freddie Bartholomew Aunt remains as a his pilot and has since gone on to establish himself in the of child chUd actors