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| Known for: | Shane, Hud, In Harm's Way |
| Birth name: | Andre Brandon De Wilde |
| Birthday: | 9 April 1942, Brooklyn, New York, USA |
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Although he was the only one of the four principal players not nominated for an Oscar for the 1963 film Hud, Brandon got to share Oscar night glory nevertheless when he went on stage to accept the Best Supporting Actor trophy for co-star Melvyn Douglas, who was in Israel at the time. Patricia Neal won for "best actress", but Paul Newman lost "best actor" to Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field.
When he died he left behind one small son.
The son of a stage-manager father and actress mother. Made his stage debut at age seven in 492 performances of the Broadway hit, "The Member Of The Wedding". He also became the first juvenile to win the Donaldson Award.
De Wilde is pronounced duh-WIL-duh.
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