Sunday, January 27, 2008

Marlon Brando history


Education: Attended Shattuck Military Academy, Faribault, Minnesota; studied acting with Stella Adler, New School for Social Research, New York. Family: Married 1) Anna Kashfi, 1957 (divorced 1959), son: Christian Devil; 2) Maria Castaneda, 1960, children: Miko and Rebecca; children by Tarita Teriipaia: Teihotu and Tarita Zumi "Cheyenne" (deceased). Career: 1944—Broadway debut in role of Nels in I Remember Mama; 1947—stage stardom established by performance in A Streetcar Named Desire; 1950—film debut in The Men; 1959—founded Pennebaker Productions to produce One-Eyed Jacks; 1972—declined Academy Award for role in The Godfather, delegated Indian actress, Sasheen Littlefeather, to read statement accusing film industry of misrepresenting the American Indian; 1979—in TV mini-series Roots: The Next Generation. Awards: Best Actor, Cannes Festival, and Best Foreign Actor, British Academy, for Viva Zapata!, 1952; Best Foreign Actor, British Academy, for Julius Caesar, 1953; Best Actor Academy Award, Best Actor, New York Film Critics, and Best Foreign Actor, British Academy, for On the