Andre Brandon deWilde was an American theater, film, and television actor. Born into a theatrical family in Brooklyn, he debuted on Broadway at the age of seven and became a national phenomenon by the time he completed his 492 performances for The Member of the Wedding. He won a Donaldson Award for his performance, becoming the youngest actor to win one, and starred in the subsequent film adaptation for which he won a Golden Globe Award.
In the television program Jamie (1953–54).
Brandon deWilde, 1963
DeWilde with Arthur Kennedy in "The Confession" on 'ABC Stage 67' in 1966
The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding is a 1946 novel by Southern writer Carson McCullers. It took McCullers five years to complete, although she interrupted the work for a few months to write the novella The Ballad of the Sad Café.
First edition
Julie Harris, Ethel Waters and Brandon deWilde in the Broadway production.