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Marlon Brando Biography
Jack Nicholson once famously said that "Marlon Brando gave us the freedom to act." Brando was one of the most famous exponents of method acting.

Remembering the "Godfather"- Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando, who revolutionized Hollywood's image of a leading man playing street-tough, emotionally raw characters in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" and then revived his career a generation later as the definitive Mafia don in "The Godfather," died of lung failure at 80.

Challenge to Marlon Brando's Will
If Marlon Brando really had been nearly destitute when he died, as almost everyone believed at the time, the process of executing his will might have been straightforward.

Fresh Claim Made on Marlon Brando's Estate
· Godfather star's long-term companion goes to court · Case proves latest drama in actor's 'sad, sad story'

Brando Revealed As Contender for Iconic Dean Role
It is the lost snippet from what could be the greatest American movie never made: the teen-angst classic Rebel Without a Cause starring Marlon Brando...

Brando Novel Published
A pirate adventure story Marlon Brando co-wrote 30 years ago has been turned into a novel, and it is claimed the work offers insights into the Hollywood star's tumultuous life.

'Destitute' Brando Leaves $22m Estate
Despite widespread reports that Marlon Brando was virtually destitute at the time of his death, the actor leaves an estate valued at around $21.6m (£11.7m), according to a report.

Brando Guards His Secrets to the Last
As private in death as he was for much of his life, Marlon Brando issued instructions months ago that details of his final hours and arrangements for his funeral be withheld from the press and public, it emerged yesterday. Jay Kantor, a long-time friend, said Brando had been ill 'on and...

Brando, Idol and Godfather, Dies at 80
Marlon Brando, the Oscar-winning actor whose on-screen performances and tempestuous private life made him one of the most significant figures in modern American popular culture, has died.

An Actor's Journey: From Electrifying Youth to the Heart of Darkness
There are no second acts in American lives, said F Scott Fitzgerald, and yet Marlon Brando, whose death was announced yesterday, had one of the most glorious imaginable.

Marlon Brando Dies Aged 80
Marlon Brando, arguably the greatest film actor of the 20th century, has died at the age of 80. The two-time Oscar winner passed away yesterday at a Los Angeles hospital, according to his lawyer. He had recently been suffering from pneumonia. The leading proponent of the Method school of...

Fears for Brando's Eco-paradise As Developers Hover
Marlon Brando bought Tetiaroa in the South Pacific in 1966. Now there are fears that he has run out of money and may sub-let his land for a holiday resort.

Brando sued for £70m palimony settlement
Don Corleone, the menacing patriarch of the Godfather films, was fond of pointing out that nothing is more important than family. But Marlon Brando, the Hollywood legend who played him, stands accused of failing to take that message to heart.