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