Brandon De Wilde
Andre Brandon De Wilde ( born April 9, 1942 in New York City; † July 6, 1972 in Denver ) was an American actor.
De Wilde was born into a theater family. His father was a Broadway producer and his mother a stage actress. At the age of nine years, Brandon De Wilde made his acting debut in the Broadway play The girl Frankie. For this he was honored as the first child, with the Donaldson Award. 1952 Brandon played the same role in the film adaptation of the substance by Fred Zinnemann. This earned him a Golden Globe Special Award for Best Juvenile Actor.
1953 Brandon De Wilde played the Oscar-nominated role of Joey Starrett in Shane. In the following years he turned, among other things, the films The clock has expired (1957 ) with James Stewart and Audie Murphy, the misunderstood (1959 ) and Hud (1962 ) with Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas and Patricia Neal. 1965 De Wilde played on the side of John Wayne and Kirk Douglas in the war film First victory.
After this film, Brandon De Wilde plays again predominantly on Broadway. In 1971, he starred in Hellcats. A year later should follow with Wild in the Sky his last film.
On July 6, 1972, he suffered serious injuries in a traffic accident in Lakewood. De Wilde died of his injuries four hours later at the Denver University Hospital.