Wednesday 2 July 2014

Marlon Brando




Brando in The Wild One, 1953

Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American screen and stage actor. He is hailed for bringing a gripping realism to film acting and is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time. A cultural icon, Brando is most famous for his Oscar-winning performances as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954) and Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972), as well as influential performances in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Viva Zapata! (1952), Julius Caesar (1953),

Brando as Don Vito Corleone

in The Godfather (1972)
The Wild One (1953), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), Last Tango in Paris (1972) and Apocalypse Now (1979). Brando was also an activist, supporting many causes, notably the African-American Civil Rights Movement and various American Indian Movements.
Marlon Brando died ten years ago (July,1 2004).