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Also known as Marlon Brando Jr.

Marlon Brando Jr. was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential performers in the history of cinema, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTAs, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Brando is credited with being one of the first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting and method acting to mainstream audiences.

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Marlon Brando was an American film, stage, and television actor and director. Born in Omaha in 1924, he was educated at the Actors Studio, The New School, and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He resided in Libertyville and Evanston. Brando died in Los Angeles in 2004 from natural causes. He was the sibling of Jocelyn Brando and the father of Stephen Blackehart, Cheyenne Brando, and Christian Brando.

His notable works include *The Godfather*, *Apocalypse Now*, *A Streetcar Named Desire*, and *On the Waterfront*. Brando received the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Theatre World Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Academy Award for Best Actor, as well as the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor. He is recognized in the Academy Award Best Actor collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

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Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1924
Active to
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Instance of
human
Given name
Marlon
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Omaha
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
activist
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
One-Eyed Jacks
Student of
Robert Lewis
Genre
Western
Official website
marlonbrando.com
Image
Marlon Brando publicity for One-Eyed Jacks.png
Height
175
Number of children
11
Residence
Evanston
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Marlon Brando
date of birth
1924-04-03
date of death
2004-07-01
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name in native language
Marlon Brando
manner of death
natural causes
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birth name
Marlon Brando Junior
start of work period
1944-00-00
end of work period
2004-00-00
last words
J'emmerde la mort !
social media followers
6530
cause of death
respiratory failure
place of burial
Death Valley
unmarried partner
Irene Papas
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