Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor and activist. He is thought to be one of the best and most important actors of all time. He was given many awards. He was given 2 Academy awards, 3 British Academy Film Awards, 1 Cannes Film Festival Award, 2 Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He is best known for his roles in the movies, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), The Wild One (1953), On the Waterfront (1954), The Godfather (1972), Call Bic (1973), Superman (1978), Apocalypse Now (1979) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996). Brando died of respiratory failure from pulmonary fibrosis and congestive heart failure at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on July 1, 2004.

Marlon Brando
Brando in One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
Born	Marlon Brando Jr. (1924-04-03)April 3, 1924 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	July 1, 2004(2004-07-01) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor activist
Years active	1944–2004
Works	Full list
Spouse(s)	Anna Kashfi (m. 1957; div. 1959) Movita Castaneda (m. 1960; annul. 1968) Tarita Teriipaia (m. 1962; div. 1972)
Partner(s)	Jill Banner (1968–1982) Maria Cristina Ruiz (1988–2001)
Children	11, including Christian and Cheyenne
Relatives	Jocelyn Brando (sister) D.A. Pennebaker (cousin)
Awards	Full list
Website	marlonbrando.com
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Marlon Brando Media

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  Brando's childhood home in Omaha

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  Brando photographed by Carl Van Vechten

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  From left to right: Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Brando in the original 1947 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire.

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  Marlon Brando in 1950

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  Brando as Emiliano Zapata in Viva Zapata! (1952)

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  Eva Marie Saint and Brando in On the Waterfront (1954)

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  Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I with Brando in the film set of Désirée, (behind) Princess Seble Desta

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  Brando with Pina Pellicer in a publicity photograph for One-Eyed Jacks (1961).

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  Francis Ford Coppola's handwritten casting notes for The Godfather, showing Brando as a favorite for the role of Don Vito Corleone.

Further reading

• Bain, David Haward. The Old Iron Road: An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West. New York: Penguin Books, 2004. ISBN 0-14-303526-6.
• Brando, Marlon and Donald Cammell. Fan-Tan. New York: Knopf, 2005. ISBN 1-4000-4471-5.
• Englund, George. The Way It's Never Been Done Before: My Friendship With Marlon Brando. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2004. ISBN 0-06-078630-2.
• Grobel, Lawrence. "Conversations with Brando." New York, Hyperion, 1990. Cooper Square Press 1999. Rat Press, 2009
• Judge, Bernard. Waltzing With Brando: Planning a Paradise in Tahiti. New York: ORO Editions, 2011.ISBN 978-0-9826226-4-3
• Pendergast, Tom and Sara. St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, Volume 1. Detroit, Michigan: St. James Press, 2000. ISBN 978-1-55862-405-4.
• Petkovich, Anthony. "Burn, Brando, Burn!". UK: Headpress 19: World Without End (1999), pp. 91–112.
• Schoell, William. The Sundance Kid: A Biography of Robert Redford. Boulder, CO: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2006. ISBN 978-1-58979-297-5.

Other websites

• Official website
• Marlon Brando on IMDb
• Marlon Brando at the TCM Movie Database
• Marlon Brando at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Marlon Brando at the Internet Broadway Database
• Vanity Fair: "The King Who Would Be Man" by Budd Schulberg
• The New Yorker: "The Duke in His Domain" Archived July 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine – Truman Capote's influential 1957 interview.
• Excess after success: Marlon Brando Archived January 29, 2018, at the Wayback Machine