 He is portrayed by Phillip Alford in the film adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird".At the beginning of "Go Set a Watchman", an earlier draft of "To Kill a Mockingbird", Jem has already died of the heart condition which killed their mother.Charles Baker "Dill" Harris is a short, smart boy who visits Maycomb every summer from Meridian, Mississippi, and stays with his Aunt Rachel (Aunt Stephanie in the film).