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Brandon deWilde

1942 - 1972

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Andre Brandon deWilde (April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972) was an American theatre, 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. DeWilde is known for his performance as Joey Starrett in the film Shane (1953), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brandon deWilde is the 1,754th most popular actor (up from 5,672nd in 2019), the 3,204th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,311th in 2019) and the 855th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Brandon deWilde ranks 1,754 out of 13,578. Before him are Monica Potter, Irene Cara, Diane Ladd, Tom Savini, Michael Kelly, and George Dzundza. After him are Ann Miller, Soad Hosny, Peter Vaughan, Lisa Bonet, Mark Dacascos, and Elijah Wood.

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Among people born in 1942, Brandon deWilde ranks 207. Before him are Toyohiro Akiyama, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Michel Kafando, Aritatsu Ogi, Chris Sarandon, and Ahmed Aboul Gheit. After him are Ludmila Savelyeva, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Henri Pescarolo, Al Matthews, Frank Zane, and Anatoly Berezovoy. Among people deceased in 1972, Brandon deWilde ranks 83. Before him are Harold Rainsford Stark, Alejandra Pizarnik, Ross Bagdasarian, Watchman Nee, Chen Yi, and Joseph Paul-Boncour. After him are Richard Courant, C. Rajagopalachari, Fulbert Youlou, Edgar Snow, W. Ross Ashby, and Ralph Craig.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brandon deWilde ranks 3,204 out of 20,380. Before him are Sequoyah (1770), Danny Sullivan (1950), Diane Ladd (1935), Tom Savini (1946), Judith Resnik (1949), and Michael Kelly (1969). After him are Ann Miller (1923), Chris Wallace (1947), Robert W. McElroy (1954), Katherine Jackson (1930), Lisa Bonet (1967), and Ernest Guiraud (1837).

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Among actors born in United States, Brandon deWilde ranks 855. Before him are Bo Derek (1956), Monica Potter (1971), Irene Cara (1959), Diane Ladd (1935), Tom Savini (1946), and Michael Kelly (1969). After him are Ann Miller (1923), Lisa Bonet (1967), Mark Dacascos (1964), Elijah Wood (1981), Joan Bennett (1910), and Karen Black (1939).

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