Brandon deWilde

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.

9 April 1942

Born on the same birth day (9 April): Elias Lönnrot • Harris Wofford • Imran Sherwani • Jeff Reed (American football) • Jim Fowler • Joe Scarborough • John Hammond (weather forecaster) • Konrad Tom • Leopold II of Belgium • Margaret Peterson Haddix • Marina Zoueva • Mark Kelly (keyboardist) • Paula Nenette Pepin • Ron Burgess (footballer) • Sarah Ayton • Thomas Johann Seebeck • Tiny Hill (rugby union)

Born in the same month (April 1942): Alan Price • Allan Clarke (singer) • Anatoly Berezovoy • Bill Bryden • Bill Conti • Dnyaneshwar Agashe • Francis X. DiLorenzo • Giorgio Agamben • Jeetendra • Jim Fregosi • Jim Keltner • Richard D. Wolff • Richard M. Daley • Sallehuddin of Kedah • Samuel R. Delany • Svyatoslav Belza