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Article: Branding of Brando; Continuing our Reputations series, Megan Parker looks at the life and work of screen legend Marlon Brando Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski in this iconic photo from the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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Byline: Megan Parker
He coulda been a contender, he gave us an offer we couldn't refuse and he made wearing a tight white t-shirt and yelling 'Stella' an art form. Whether it's the yobbish Stanley Kowalski, or the cool Don Vito Corleone you remember him for, Marlon Brando is undoubtedly a 20th century cultural icon. His death on July 1, and last week's ashes scattering ceremony, have prompted a worldwide revival of his life and movies.
Brando died of lung failure at the age of 80. His ashes were divided between California and Tahiti in what guests described ...