Brando: The BiographyUsing information gathered from seven years of research and hundreds of interviews, a respected biographer offers an insightful and revealing look at the troubled and fabled life of Marlon Brando, one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation. |
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Page 389
The director was Henry Koster , a genial studio hack whose last project for
Zanuck had been The Robe . Koster was no Kazan , Mankiewicz , or Zinnemann
- or even a Laslo Benedek — and if the director fancied himself something of an ...
The director was Henry Koster , a genial studio hack whose last project for
Zanuck had been The Robe . Koster was no Kazan , Mankiewicz , or Zinnemann
- or even a Laslo Benedek — and if the director fancied himself something of an ...
Page 538
The sixty - five - year - old director was a stubborn , salty veteran who ' d worked
on such classics as All Quiet on the Western Front ( 1930 ) and Of Mice and Men
( 1939 ) . During the first two weeks he was on the job , Brando behaved himself ...
The sixty - five - year - old director was a stubborn , salty veteran who ' d worked
on such classics as All Quiet on the Western Front ( 1930 ) and Of Mice and Men
( 1939 ) . During the first two weeks he was on the job , Brando behaved himself ...
Page 585
His relationship with the director deteriorated . Once Brynner finished his scenes
and departed and the production returned to the Fox lot for final shooting , his
mood was poisonous . One afternoon he even man handled Wicki during an ...
His relationship with the director deteriorated . Once Brynner finished his scenes
and departed and the production returned to the Fox lot for final shooting , his
mood was poisonous . One afternoon he even man handled Wicki during an ...
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1893 1930 | 3 |
THE GODFATHER AND LAST TANGO | 15 |
1930 38 | 19 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Brando: The Biography |
| Author | Peter Manso |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Hyperion, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0786860634, 9780786860630 |
| Length | 1172 pages |
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