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Brandon De Wilde was born Andre Brandon De Wilde on April 9, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of Frederic de Wilde, a New York City stage manager, actor, and director, and Eugenia Wilson, a former actress who received commendations for her role in Tobacco Road.
De Wilde attended Lenox School in Baldwin, Long Island, where he lived. Here he received instruction in acting; later, he attended the New Lincoln and the Professional Children's schools, and graduated from Searing School, New York City, in 1960. He furthered his education at Columbia University and the New School for Social Research.
De Wilde was exposed from his early years to the theater. By what may be regarded as chance, Theresa Fay, a casting director, visited the de Wilde family in Baldwin in 1949 and mentioned that producer Robert Whitehead was looking for a young boy for an important role in a new play, Carson McCullers's The Member of the Wedding. Fay suggested that Brandon read for the part. At first, Frederic and Eugenia de Wilde dissented: they wanted their only son to have a normal life. After much persuasion on the part of Fay, the young de Wilde was cast for the role of John Henry West and, under Harold Clurman's direction, alongside Julie Harris and Ethel Waters, he made his first appearance on the Broadway stage at the Empire Theatre on Jan. 5, 1950.
De Wilde also received the Look magazine Golden Globe Award for his role in The Member of the Wedding. He played the role of John Henry for 492 performances, never missing one, and Brooks Atkinson lauded his "air of personal indomitability, " remarking that he had the magnetic personality of a real performer.
De Wilde subsequently appeared as Howay in Mrs. McThing, with Helen Hayes as leading lady in 1952, as Ferike in The Emperor's Clothes in 1953, and as C. D. Lewton in Comes a Day in 1958. He also performed in Stanley Kramer's successful film version of The Member of the Wedding in 1952.
Director George Stevens, impressed by theatrical skills in one so young, cast de Wilde as Joey in the film Shane, joining a superb cast that included Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, and Van Heflin.
After Shane, he rejoined the cast of The Member of the Wedding (1952), this time on the road. Regarding the film Goodbye, My Lady (1956), de Wilde complained that he had the role of a tearjerker because he felt it lacked the quiet emotional restraint of his previous films; he also expressed dissatisfaction with Night Passage (1957) because he felt it was a cliche-filled picture.
He had roles in The Missouri Traveler (1958), Blue Denim (1959), All Fall Down (1962), and in Hud (1963), which starred Paul Newman. But de Wilde was beginning to lose his youthful appeal and many felt he failed to make the grade as an adult actor. Hud was followed by Those Calloways; In Harm's Way; God Bless You, Uncle Sam; The Deserter; and some others that only a few saw and to which no one gave recognition. De Wilde also performed on radio's Theater Guild of the Air (NBC) and in such plays as Fallen Idol and Sea Gull's Cry.
Reflecting on his later roles, he thought that his acting was not quite good enough. With few exceptions, de Wilde was coached for most roles by his father, and the son attributed much of his theatrical success to his guidance. De Wilde preferred roles with emotional depth. The professionals he worked with always praised his unpretentiousness, notwithstanding his early triumphs and the rave reviews from critics which experienced actors yearn to achieve.
De Wilde accepted several parts on NBC's "Philco Television Playhouse. " For more than a year, he did "Jaimie, " a live television series written especially for him (1954 - 1955). Other popular TV performances included "Climax! , " "Playhouse 90, " "Alfred Hitchcock Presents, " and other works.
While costarring with Maureen O'Sullivan in a stage production of Butterflies Are Free at an amusement park theatre in Denver, de Wilde was killed in a traffic accident. He reportedly was driving in a heavy rainstorm when his van slammed into a flatbed truck parked beside the road. He died four hours later in a Denver hospital.
As a young actor De Wilde exhibited resourcefulness beyond his years, and Shane, now considered a classic, became the most financially successful Western up to that time, earning Paramount $9 million. It received six Academy Award nominations, including de Wilde's as Best Supporting Actor. He also won the Photoplay magazine Award, and Filmdom's Famous Fives. He was given a special Look magazine award as the year's best child actor. De Wilde's sensitive portrayal won for him the prestigious Donaldson Award for the outstanding debut performance of the 1949-1950 season, the youngest person ever to receive it. He was a four-time winner of the Milky Way Award, given for outstanding television appearances.
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De Wilde was a member of the American Equity Association, the Screen Actors Guild, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
De Wilde was his own best critic, realizing weaknesses or imperfections in his character portrayals.
On December 20, 1963, de Wilde was married to socialite and freelance writer Susan Maw at St. Bartholomew's Church in Manhattan. In 1969, his wife sued him for divorce on grounds of cruelty. She requested custody of their son, Jesse, aged two, property division, and reasonable support.
He was survived by his second wife, Janice, to whom he had been married only a few months.
