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Brandon De Wilde. Actor: Shane. Born into a theatrical family, he made a much-acclaimed Broadway debut in "The Member of the Wedding," when he was 9 years old. He was the first child actor to win the Donaldson Award, and went on to repeat his role in the film version (directed by Fred Zinnemann in 1952).
All Fall Down, The Brandon deWilde Story covers mostly chronologically the life of Brooklyn-born Andre Brandon deWilde, growing up in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York, then moving to Manhattan with his parents after a series of events catapulted him from a typical seven-year-old American school boy to a national phenomenon as a child prodigy ...
Andre Brandon deWilde (April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972) was an American theatre and film actor. He was born into a theatrical family in Brooklyn. Debuting on Broadway at the age of 7, De Wilde became a national phenomenon by the time he completed his 492 performances for The Member of the Wedding and was considered a child prodigy.
Brandon De Wilde got his start in the world of acting at the ripe age of ten. He kept working in film throughout the fifties and the sixties, starring in "Missouri Traveler" (1958), "Blue Denim" (1959) and the Eva Marie Saint dramatic adaptation "All Fall Down" (1962). He also appeared in...
Brandon deWilde | American actor | Britannica. American actor. Learn about this topic in these articles: “All Fall Down” In John Frankenheimer: Films of the 1960s. …whose adoring younger brother (Brandon deWilde) gradually comes to despise him.
Brandon de Wilde. Active - 1952 - 1991 | Born - Apr 9, 1942 | Died - Jul 6, 1972 | Genres - Drama, Western, Crime. Overview. Filmography. Other Appearances. Awards. Share on. facebook. twitter. Biography by AllMovie [+]
Brandon De Wilde. April 9, 1942 — July 6, 1972 • 30 y.o. (82) Actor. Facts. Andre Brandon deWilde was the son of Frederic A. "Fritz" deWilde and Eugenia (née Wilson) deWilde. Fritz deWilde was the only son of Dutch immigrants, who changed their surname from Neitzel-de Wilde to deWilde when they emigrated to the United States.
