Brando Songs My Mother Taught Me

Author : Marlon Brando
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307786739

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Brando: Songs My Mother Taught Me by Marlon Brando Pdf

This is Marlon Brando’s own story, and his reason for telling it is best revealed in his own words: “I have always considered my life a private affair and the business of no one beyond my family and those I love. Except for moral and political issues that aroused in me a desire to speak out, I have done my utmost throughout my life, for the sake of my children and myself, to remain silent. . . . But now, in my seventieth year, I have decided to tell the story of my life as best I can, so that my children can separate the truth from the myths that others have created about me, as myths are created about everyone swept up in the turbulent and distorting maelstrom of celebrity in our culture.” To date there have been over a dozen books written about Marlon Brando, and almost all of them have been inaccurate, based on hearsay, sensationalist or prurient in tone. Now, at last, fifty years after his first appearance onstage in New York City, the actor has told his life story, with the help of Robert Lindsey. The result is an extraordinary book, at once funny, moving, absorbing, ribald, angry, self-deprecating and completely frank account of the career, both on-screen and off, of the greatest actor of our time. Anyone who has ever enjoyed a Brando film will relish this book. Please note: this edition does not include photos.

Author : Susan L. Mizruchi
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393244267

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Brando's Smile: His Life, Thought, and Work by Susan L. Mizruchi Pdf

A groundbreaking work that reveals how Marlon Brando shaped his legacy in art and life. When people think about Marlon Brando, they think of the movie star, the hunk, the scandals. In Brando’s Smile, Susan L. Mizruchi reveals the Brando others have missed: the man who collected four thousand books; the man who rewrote scripts, trimming his lines to make them sharper; the man who consciously used his body and employed the objects around him to create believable characters; the man who loved Emily Dickinson’s poetry. To write this biography, Mizruchi gained unprecedented access to a vast number of annotated books from Brando’s library, hand-edited copies of screenplays, private letters, and recorded interviews that have never before been quoted in a biography. Original interviews with some of the still-living players from Brando’s life, including Ellen Adler, his one-time girlfriend and the daughter of his acting teacher Stella Adler, provide even deeper insight into the complex person whose intelligence belied the high-school dropout. Mizruchi shows how Brando’s embrace of foreign cultures and social outsiders led to his brilliant performances in unusual roles—a gay man, an Asian, a German soldier—to test himself and to foster empathy on a global scale. We also meet the political Brando: the civil rights activist, the close friend of James Baldwin, the actor who declined his Oscar to support Indian rights. More than seventy stunning—and many rare—photographs of Marlon Brando illuminate this portrait of the man who has left an astounding cultural legacy.

Author : William J. Mann
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 811 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062427656

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The Contender by William J. Mann Pdf

Entertainment Weekly's BIG FALL BOOKS PREVIEW Selection Best Book of 2019 -- Publisher's Weekly Based on new and revelatory material from Brando’s own private archives, an award-winning film biographer presents a deeply-textured, ambitious, and definitive portrait of the greatest movie actor of the twentieth century, the elusive Marlon Brando, bringing his extraordinarily complex life into view as never before. The most influential movie actor of his era, Marlon Brando changed the way other actors perceived their craft. His approach was natural, honest, and deeply personal, resulting in performances—most notably in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront—that are without parallel. Brando was heralded as the American Hamlet—the Yank who surpassed British stage royalty Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, and Ralph Richardson as the standard of greatness in the mid-twentieth century. Brando’s impact on American culture matches his professional significance; he both challenged and codified our ideas of masculinity and sexuality. Brando was also one of the first stars to use his fame as a platform to address social, political, and moral issues, courageously calling out America’s deeply rooted racism. William Mann’s brilliant biography of the Hollywood legend illuminates this culture icon for a new age. Mann astutely argues that Brando was not only a great actor but also a cultural soothsayer, a Cassandra warning us about the challenges to come. Brando’s admonitions against the monetization of nearly every aspect of the culture were prescient. His public protests against racial segregation and discrimination at the height of the Civil Rights movement—getting himself arrested at least once—were criticized as being needlessly provocative. Yet those actions of fifty years ago have become a model many actors follow today. Psychologically astute and masterfully researched, based on new and revelatory material, The Contender explores the star and the man in full, including the childhood traumas that reverberated through his professional and personal life. It is a dazzling biography of our nation’s greatest actor that is sure to become an instant classic. The Contender includes sixteen pages of photographs.

Author : Patricia Bosworth
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781453245026

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Marlon Brando by Patricia Bosworth Pdf

This biography of the legendary actor “offers a fascinating look into his charismatic genius” (Library Journal). In 1948 Marlon Brando stunned audiences and critics alike with his revolutionary, raw, and improvisational approach to acting. He became a symbol of a new, rebellious generation that was sick of conventions and committed to genuine emotion and unvarnished truth. From his breakout role as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire to his mesmerizing portrayal of Don Corleone in The Godfather, he created some of the most memorable characters in American cinematic history. Brando was a paradox—intensely private but using his fame to promote worthy causes, a womanizer who clung to his childhood friends and animals. He was one of the most fiercely independent stars ever. In this book, acclaimed biographer Patricia Bosworth peels away Brando’s many layers, revealing the struggles, triumphs, and relentless ambition that transformed the irrepressible farm boy from Nebraska into a legend of American cinema.

Author : T. D. Jakes
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101205686

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Mama Made The Difference by T. D. Jakes Pdf

The New York Times bestseller that celebrates motherhood—for mothers and those who love them. Beloved pastor and bestselling author T. D. Jakes pays tribute to his mother—and mothers everywhere—with powerful, heartwarming stories and lessons from his own experiences as a son and pastor. Woven into these vignettes are Biblical stories and testimonials from famous children of mighty mothers whose nurturing wisdom and influence helped to shape their worlds, and whose invaluable lessons were the building blocks of great character. Bishop Jakes incorporates those lessons—from believing in God and oneself, to learning the value of support, responsibility, and celebrating others, to understanding the power of prayer, wisdom, and endurance—in Mama Made the Difference, a must-have not only for mothers, but also for daughters and sons, brothers and sisters, parents and grandparents—and anyone else who has ever felt the power of a mother’s love.

Author : Alice Marchak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0615222358

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Me and Marlon by Alice Marchak Pdf

Me and Marlon opens the door into a personal relationship that will surprise you and give you more than a glimpse of the private off screen world of Marlon Brando.

Author : Sheana Ochoa
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781480392564

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Stella! by Sheana Ochoa Pdf

JERRY ORBACH: PRINCE OF THE CITY HIS WAY FROM THE FANTASTICKS TO LAW AND ORDER

Author : Peter Manso
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1118 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Actors
ISBN : 1857977335

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Brando by Peter Manso Pdf

This book reveals the story Brando wished to keep secret.Manso spent seven yearsresearching this book of aliving legend

Author : Carlo Fiore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN : 0583125271

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The Brando I Knew by Carlo Fiore Pdf

Author : Maurice Benard,Susan Black
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062973405

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Nothing General About It by Maurice Benard,Susan Black Pdf

Instant New York Times bestseller! The Emmy Award-winning star of General Hospital chronicles his astonishing and emotional life journey in this powerful memoir—an inspiring story of success, show business, and family, and his struggle with mental illness. "This shocking true story is General Hospital on anabolic steroids." — Mehmet Oz, M.D., Emmy Award-winning host of The Dr. Oz Show Maurice Benard has been blessed with family, fame, and a successful career. For twenty-five years, he has played one of the most well-known characters on daytime television: General Hospital’s Michael “Sonny” Corinthos, Jr. In his life outside the screen, he is a loving husband and the father of four. But his path has not been without hardship. When he was only twenty, Maurice was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In Nothing General About It, Maurice looks back to his youth in a small town and his tenuous relationship with his father. He describes how his bipolar disorder began to surface in childhood, how he struggled to understand the jolting mood swings he experienced, and how a doctor finally saved his life. For years Maurice was relentless in his goal to be a successful actor. But even after he “made it,” he still grappled with terrifying lows, breakdowns, and setbacks, all while trying desperately to maintain his relationship with his wife, who endured his violent, unpredictable episodes. Maurice holds nothing back as he bravely talks about what it was like to be medicated and institutionalized, and of how he learned to manage his manic episodes while on the set of GH. Nothing General About It is also an incredible love story about an enduring marriage that demonstrates what those vows—for better, for worse, in sickness and in health—truly mean. Maurice also pays tribute to the community that has been there for him through thick and thin, and ruminates on the importance of both inherited and created family. A shocking, riveting, and utterly candid memoir of love, adversity, and ultimately hope, Nothing General About It offers insights and advice for everyone trying to cope with mental illness, and is a motivational story that offers lessons in perseverance—of the importance of believing in and fighting for yourself through the darkest times. Nothing General About It includes a 16-page insert featuring approximately 50 photographs.

Author : June Cross
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 067088555X

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Secret Daughter by June Cross Pdf

The daughter of a white mother and black father describes the factors that caused her mother to place her in the custody of an African-American family and the impact of her mother's later choice to hide the truth about their relationship.

Author : Marlon Brando,Donald Cammell
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307264275

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Fan-Tan by Marlon Brando,Donald Cammell Pdf

Fan-Tan is a hugely entertaining, swashbuckling romp, from one of the greatest actors of our time: Marlon Brando. The story of an eccentric early-twentieth-century pirate who sets out on the high seas from the Philippines to Shanghai, Fan-Tan follows the exploits of Anatole “Annie” Doultry, a larger-than-life character that Brando could have easily inhabited himself. When Annie saves the life of a Chinese prisoner in a Hong Kong prison, he’s led to the mysterious and seductive Madame Lai Choi San—one of the most notorious gangsters in Asia—and here the true adventures begin.Years in the making with Brando’s longtime collaborator, screenwriter and director Donald Cammell, Fan-Tan is a rollicking, delectable tale—and the last surprise from an ever-surprising legend.

Author : Hourly History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798620441891

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Marlon Brando by Hourly History Pdf

Discover the remarkable life of Marlon Brando...Marlon Brando has been a household name for decades, and even though he passed away in 2004, his life's work still stands as a testament to the unique ability he possessed for his craft. Whether he was playing a sentimental yet ruthless mafioso in The Godfather, an insane megalomaniac colonel of the U.S. Army in Apocalypse Now, or a misguided and misunderstood teenager in The Wild One, Brando was a man of all seasons. Very few could bring characters to life in the way that Marlon Brando did. He was a great observer of life, and his observations were set on a finer scale than most. It was precisely this eye for detail that allowed him to take the world of Hollywood by storm. Despite his success on the big screen, however, Brando's personal life was plagued by persistent tragedy. From the untimely death of friends, the manslaughter conviction of his son, to his daughter's death by suicide, Brando had been through more than most by the time his 80 years on earth came to a close. This book seeks to pull back the layers of hype to bring you the life and legend of Marlon Brando in full detail. Discover a plethora of topics such as Life at the Military Academy Success at Broadway Becoming a Husband and a Father The Godfather His Son's Trial and His Daughter's Suicide Late Life and Death And much more! So if you want a concise and informative book on Marlon Brando, simply scroll up and click the "Buy now" button for instant access!

Author : Ben Macintyre
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780747598664

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For Your Eyes Only by Ben Macintyre Pdf

A riveting look into the world of James Bond and his creator.

Author : Stefan Kanfer
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780571278787

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Somebody by Stefan Kanfer Pdf

Marlon Brando will never cease to fascinate us: for his triumphs as an actor (On the Waterfront, The Godfather, Last Tango in Paris), as well as his disasters; for the power of the screen portrayals he gave, and for his turbulent, tumultuous personal life. Seamlessly intertwining the man and the work, Kanfer takes us through Brando's troubled childhood, to his arrival in New York in the 1940s, where he studied with the legendary Stella Adler, and at the age of twenty-three became the toast of Broadway in A Streetcar Named Desire. Kanfer expertly examines each of Brando's films - from The Men in 1950 to The Score in 2001 - making clear the evolution of Brando's singular genius, while also shedding light on the cultural evolution of Hollywood itself. And he brings into focus Brando's self-destructiveness, his lifelong dissembling, his deeply ambivalent feelings towards his chosen vocation, and the tragedies that shadowed his final years. This is a never-before-seen portrait of one of the most extraordinary talents of the twentieth century.