Mr. de Wilde's later motion pictures included Blue Denim, All Fall down, Hud in 1963 and The Deserter.. [7] That same year, he appeared in Jack Palance's ABC circus drama The Greatest Show on Earth. On July 6, 1972, deWilde was in Denver, Colorado, for a stage production of Butterflies Are Free. The picture originally ran an insufferable 142 minutes! Laurel Canyon death list - WHALE "[8] DeWilde's final western role was in Dino De Laurentiis' 1971 Spaghetti Western The Deserter, one year before his death. Alexis Baldwin, The LGBT War Against Orthodoxy: My Conversation with Fr. 30 Vintage Portrait Photos of a Teenager Brandon deWilde He always said cigarette lighters spoiled the taste of a cigar, so he refused to use them. Brandon DeWilde - Remember Jack Lord The book was released on June 19, 2012. He was the first child actor to win the Donaldson Award, and went on to repeat his role in the film version (directed by Fred Zinnemann in 1952). Jun 2, 2022 - Explore Jim Streeter's board "Brandon DeWilde" on Pinterest. According to author Pamela des Barres, DeWilde quit acting after 25-years to pursue his musical aspirations. There is a problem with your email/password. Alan, Yes, I would be interested in your favourite [I like your spelling better], movies. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? But despite her thorough homework, including a long-awaited interview . [2][3], Through personal interviews, public records, published accounts and deWilde's own words, McLean weaves her story from the time prior to his parents meeting through the aftermath and void left after his death. He was in the area to ap pear in Butterflies Are Free at an amusement park theater.. In 1953 he was cast as Joey in the classic western, 'Shane.' '"[2], McLean's manuscript had been a completed work for more than two decades having been put in repose because Brandon, "never reached the cult status of other dead stars like James Dean", according to agents and publishers. In fact, the accident that killed him probably happened because he tried to light up by striking a match on his shoe while he was driving. Anyone can read what you share. In a twist of the child actor's curse, deWilde's problems arose not from a lack of work, but rather from a continuation of it. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Tragically, he was killed at the age of thirty in a car accident in Colorado.
