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Young Marlon Brando: Life Story and Beautiful Photos of the Greatest Actor of the 20th Century

Marlon Brando was one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation. He was considered an icon of and the heartthrob of generations of women across the globe. He was a faithful and passionate performer known for his outstanding and versatile acting skills. Additionally, Brando was involved in various civil rights and Native American movements. His reputation as a “Bad Boy” developed throughout his career due to his overindulgence, excessive womanizing, and public outbursts.  Nothing, however, could dim the audience’s fondness for this charming and attractive star.

Acting career

Marlon Brando did not have a happy childhood; his parents were both alcoholics and eventually separated. He appeared on Broadway for the first time in 1944 in ‘I Remember Mama.’ In 1947, Brando was acclaimed for his portrayal of the arrogant and cruel Stanley Kowalski in the play “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Following his success on the stage, Brando turned to film. He made his film debut with ‘Ken’ in the movie ‘The Men’ in 1950. The following year, he reprised his role as Stanley Kowalski in the film adaptation of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire.’ He received critical acclaim for it. He was nominated for his first Academy Award for his role in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)’.

In the late 1960s, Brando’s career began to decline. Over the years, he had been criticized and had not appeared in a box office hit for quite some time. His performance as ‘Vito Corleone” in the movie ‘The Godfather’ was a turning point of his career, and he re-established him as one of the most influential stars in Hollywood. He won many awards and nominations for the movie. The following year, Brando starred in the highly controversial but critically praised ‘Last Tango in Paris’, a performance that embarrassed him, according to his autobiography. Brando and his pal Jack Nicholson co-starred in The Missouri Breaks in 1976. The film also brought Brando and director Arthur Penn back together. In the next two decades, he starred in many super hit movies. Throughout his career, which spans over six decades, Brando starred in forty movies, seven-stage appearances, and recorded voice tracks for the character Mrs. Sour in the unreleased animated film ‘Big Bug Man.’

Personal life

Brando had a highly controversial personal life.  He was known for womanizing and was involved with multiple women, fathering numerous children from several of them. He was married numerous times. Brando was the father to at least 11 children, three of whom were adopted.

Marlon Brando was married three times. In 1957, he married actress Anna Kashfi, and the marriage lasted for two years. In 1960, he married Mexican-American actress Movita Castaneda. They had two children, and the marriage did not last. The third woman he married was Tarita Teriipaia, a French actress, whom he married in 1962. And it was the longest marriage, and it lasted for ten years. Brando had numerous relationships with other women. Three more children were born as a result of his long-term relationship with his housekeeper Maria Christina Ruiz.

Marlon Brando’s death

In his final years, Brando had a troubled family life, and he became obese. He weighed over 300 pounds (140 kg) in the 1990s. Brando also had Type 2 Diabetes and lung cancer. As a result of diabetes, his eyesight was also adversely affected.

Marlon Brando died of respiratory failure from pulmonary fibrosis with congestive heart failure on July 1, 2004, at 80. He was cremated, and his ashes were put in with those of his good friend Wally Cox and another longtime friend, Sam Gilman.

Below are some beautiful photos of young Marlon Brando from his early life and career.

#1 Marlon Brando as a child with her sisters Frances and Jocelyn, 1928.

#3 Marlon Brando leaning on the parapet of a boat and posing, 1945.

#4 Marlon Brando embracing American actress Teresa Wright on a bed, 1950.

#5 Marlon Brando with Teresa Wright posing in front of a chessboard in the film ‘The Men’, 1950.

#6 Young Marlon Brando at age sixteen, wearing a uniform for the Minnesota military academy he attended, 1940.

#7 A young Marlon Brando performs on Broadway in ‘I Remember Mama’, 1944.

#9 Marlon Brando sitting on a couch and smiling, 1950.

#10 Marlon Brando with British actress Vivien Leigh on the set of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, 1951.

#11 Marlon Brando with Jessica Tandy in a scene from the stage production of Tennessee Williams’ ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’, 1951

#12 Marlon Brando and with actress Jean Peters acting in the film Viva Zapata! 1952

#13 Marlon Brando and Jean Peters on the film set of Viva Zapata, 1947.

#14 Marlon Brando on the set of his movie ‘One-Eyed Jacks’, 1961.

#15 Marlon Brando with Jean Simmons on the set of ‘Guys and Dolls’, 1955.

#17 Marlon Brando looks true to life in his role of blonde German officer in the movie ‘The young Lions’, 1957

#18 Marlon Brando with his grandmother, Elizabeth Myers, 1949.

#19 Marlon Brando, sitting on a sofa, showing a photograph during a press conference, 1956.

#20 Marlon Brando with Yvonne Doughty in a scene from the film ‘The Wild One’

#24 Marlon Brando on the set of Julius Caesar, based on the play by William Shakespeare and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1960s.

#26 Marlon Brando in a scene from the movie ‘Reflections in a Golden Eye’, 1967.

#27 Marlon Brando wears a heavy overcoat in Fort Lee, New Jersey, 1962.

#28 Marlon Brando with Jack Webb in the movie ‘The Men’, 1950.

#29 Marlon Brando skips rope in prizefighter fashion in this photo made during the early days of his screen career.

#30 Marlon Brando with her sister Jocelyn Brando, in her dressing room, 1950s.

#31 Marlon Brando reads a book during a break in filming ‘The Men’, 1949.

#33 Marlon Brando holding a dead pigeon in on the Waterfront, 1954

#35 Marlon Brando with a horse during the filming of ‘The Men’ in 1950.

#36 Marlon Brando carry out a wardrobe test for his role as Stanley Kowalski in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, 1950.

#37 Marlon Brando with Glenn Ford in the movie ‘The Teahouse of the August Moon’, 1951.

#38 Marlon Brando with Mary Murphy in the movie ‘The Wild One’, 1953.

#39 Marlon Brando as gang leader Johnny in ‘The Wild One’, 1953.

#43 Marlon Brand with Jean Simmons in the movie ‘Guys and Dolls’, 1955.

#45 Marlon Brando and Anna Magnani seated and talking, 1950s.

#46 Marlon Brando sitting in a wheelchair at a coffee shop counter, during the filming of “The Men”.

#47 Marlon Brando acting in the film On the Waterfront, 1954.

#48 Marlon Brando stars in the film ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, 1951.

#49 Marlon Brando plays Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams’ ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, 1951.

#52 Marlon Brandoas he appears in the film ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, 1951.

#53 Marlon Brando and Turkish-born American director Elia Kazan, 1951.

#55 Marlon Brando wearing a circle-patterned shirt, 1952.

#58 Marlon Brando leaning against a ladder on the side of a building, 1952.

#59 Marlon Brando with Miiko Taka in the movie ‘Sayonara’, 1957.

#60 Marlon Brando seated on a block of cement and reading from a book on the outdoor set of the movie, 1953.

#61 Marlon Brando with Greer Carson and Deborah Kerr in costume on the set of the film ‘Julius Caesar’, 1953.

#62 Marlon Brando stands in an open doorway, wearing a leather jacket and hat, 1953.

#65 Marlon Brando with Peggy Maley and Yvonne Doughty, 1953.

#67 Marlon Brando leans back on a sofa and smiles at a cat, 1954.

#68 Marlon Brando during the filming of ‘On The Waterfront’, 1954.

#73 Marlon Brando on Motorcycle and Posing with young Women, 1955.

#74 Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson in the musical ‘Guys and Dolls’, 1955.

#75 Marlon Brando holding an inflatable ring during a trip to a beach, 1932.

Marlon Brando holding an inflatable ring during a trip to a beach, 1932.

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