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Marlon Brando: Biography

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Birth Name: Marlon Brando Jr.
Birth Place: Omaha, NE
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/03/1924, Aries
Date of Death: 07/01/2004
Profession: Actor

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Marlon Brando Fast Facts:

Mother founded the Omaha Community Playhouse, where she mentored a young Henry Fonda.
Expelled from both high school and military academy.
Breakthrough role was as Stanley Kowalski in the 1947 original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire.
Popularized Method acting.
Refused to accept his Best Actor Oscar for his role as Don Vito Corleone in 1972's The Godfather because he disapproved of Hollywood's negative depiction of Native Americans.
Best friend and former roommate was actor Wally Cox; he reportedly kept Cox's ashes and had them scattered with his own.

Marlon Brando Relationships:
Anna Kashfi - Ex-wife
Cheyenne Brando - Daughter
Christian Brando - Son
Christina Ruiz - Ex-significant Other
Dorothy Pennebaker Brando - Mother
Frannie Brando - Sister
Jocelyn Brando - Sister
Marlon Brando Sr. - Father
Miko Brando - Son
Movita - Ex-wife
Ninna Priscilla Brando - Daughter
Rebecca Brando - Daughter
Rita Moreno - Ex-significant Other
Simon Teihotu - Son
Stefano Brando - Son
Tarita Teriipaia - Ex-wife
Marlon Brando Awards:
1955 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1958 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1964 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1973 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1957 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1955 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1956 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1973 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1974 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1979 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1951 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1952 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1953 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1954 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1957 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1972 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1973 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1989 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
College:
Attended The New School for Social Research, New York, NY

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