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Posted by Robb Johnston (Member # 239) on 07-02-2004, 10:35 AM:

They just cut in on CBS to announce that Marlon Brando has died at the age of 80.

Posted by Bob Brown (Member # 1205) on 07-02-2004, 10:52 AM:

Los Angeles-AP, July 2, 2004, 11:45 a.m.) Marlon Brando, who revolutionized American acting with his Method performances in "Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" and went on to create the iconic characterization of Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather," has died.

Brando died at an undisclosed Los Angeles hospital Thursday, attorney David J. Seeley said Friday. The cause of death was being withheld, Seeley said, noting the actor "was a very private man."

Brando, whose unpredictable behavior made him equally fascinating off the screen, was acclaimed the greatest actor of his generation, a two-time winner of the Academy Award who influenced some of the best actors of the generation that followed, among them Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Jack Nicholson.

He was the unforgettable embodiment of the brutish Stanley Kowalski of "A Streetcar Named Desire," the mixed up Terry Malloy of "On the Waterfront" (which won him his first Oscar) and the wily Corleone of "The Godfather."

But his private life may best be defined by a line from "The Wild One," in which Brando, playing a motorcycle gang leader, is asked what he's rebelling against. "Whattaya got?" was his famous reply.

His image was a studio's nightmare. Millions of words were written about his weight, his many romances and three marriages, his tireless, and, for some, tiresome support of the American Indian and other causes, his battles with film producers and directors, his refuge on a Tahitian isle.

His most famous act of rebellion was his refusal in 1973 to accept the best actor Oscar for "The Godfather." Instead, he sent a woman who called herself Sasheen Littlefeather to read a diatribe about Hollywood's treatment of Native Americans.

It was roundly booed.

Brando's private life turned tragic years later with his son's conviction for killing the boyfriend of his half sister, Cheyenne Brando, in 1990. Five years later, Cheyenne committed suicide, still depressed over the killing.

Still, the undying spotlight never made him conform.

"I am myself," he once declared, "and if I have to hit my head against a brick wall to remain true to myself, I will do it."

Posted by Steve Scott (Member # 630) on 07-02-2004, 10:57 AM:

[Frown]

He'd been having a lot of financial problems as of late, as well.

Can we hope these celebrity deaths are over now in the rule of three? Reagan-Ray Charles-Brando

Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 07-02-2004, 11:18 AM:

Personally, I never liked Brando. I thought his 'method' style of acting really brought down the craft of acting.

Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 07-02-2004, 12:48 PM:

The Death rule always comes in threes.

Anyways. I probably wouldn't have liked the man personally. But I did like a few of his films.

R.I.P.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 07-02-2004, 12:52 PM:

quote: Steve Scott
Can we hope these celebrity deaths are over now in the rule of three?

Steve, no there are two more. Brando is the first in this series. (Illustrating why I've always thought those things were silly... where do you start/end counting?) [Razz]

But this was sad news today. He sure made his own way in the business, and consequently left a wholly unique impression with us.

I'd often heard Brando was an Amateur Radio operator, licensed in France. Anyone know his call? Sorry to hear he is SK.

Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 07-02-2004, 01:34 PM:

I can't honestly say that Brando's performances left a massive impression on me, either. But I guess he was at the forefront of that moment in the late 40s/ early 50s when vertical integration fell apart and film-makers began to have their own independent voice; one which wasn't necessarily part-owned by distributors and cinema-owners. Yes, On the Waterfront is powerful: but no-more so (for me) than other 'outsider looking in' American films made around that time, for example Bad Day at Black Rock and While the City Sleeps.

Posted by Jeff Stricker (Member # 224) on 07-02-2004, 02:07 PM:

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Posted by Steve Scott (Member # 630) on 07-02-2004, 02:33 PM:

quote: Tim Reed
Steve, no there are two more. Brando is the first in this series.

Tim, only if you get specific in the type of celebrity. Yes, we do have two more actors to lose in that frame of mind. [Razz]

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 07-02-2004, 06:21 PM:

quote: Steve Scott said:
Can we hope these celebrity deaths are over now in the rule of three?

Sorry kid, everyone's gotta die. Many more celebrity deaths to come. In fact, ALL of them.[av=r]

Posted by Wolff King Morrow (Member # 2226) on 07-02-2004, 07:56 PM:

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Steve, no there are two more. Brando is the first in this series.
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Tim, only if you get specific in the type of celebrity. Yes, we do have two more actors to lose in that frame of mind.

Except that Reagan was also an actor before he turned to politics, so I'd say he does count.

Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 07-03-2004, 01:22 PM:

Are these passes only good for Marlon Brando movies, or any movie if your theater is not playing one? Who is issuing these passes?

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