Andre Brandon De Wilde
(April 9, 1942 - July 6, 1972) U.S.A.
Actor
Born in Brooklyn, New York, into a theatrical family, he made a much-acclaimed Broadway debut at the age of nine in A Member of the Wedding, appearing in almost 500 performances. 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.
As the blonde, blue eyed Joey who idolizes the strange gunman (Alan Ladd) in Shane, he stole the picture and was rewarded with an Oscar nomination the following year. He starred in his own television series, Jamie, during 1953-54 and made his mark as a screen adolescent during the sixties playing younger brothers in All Fall Down and Hud starring Paul Newman.
However, he managed to keep his career building up to his adult status. While on route to appear in a play Butterflies are free, he was tragically killed near Denver, Colorado, in a car accident. He was only thirty years-old.
|
