‘Buffalo Kids’ Screenwriter Reveals Boy Who Inspired Animated Hit Died Two Weeks After Film Was Greenlit: ‘It Was Very Emotional’

“Buffalo Kids” is a turn-of-the-century caper that follows two Irish orphans, Mary and Tom, as they traverse the U.S. in search of their uncle, meeting a cast of heroes and villains along the way. Their adventure also leads them to Nick, a fellow orphan with cerebral palsy they quickly embrace as a surrogate brother. It […]