Marlon Brando "Variety" magazine. Notes Citations Bibliography Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor and film director. With a career spanning 60 years, he is regarded for his cultural influence on 20th-century film. Brando's Academy Award-winning performances include that of Terry Malloy in "On the Waterfront" (1954) and Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" (1972). Brando was an activist for many causes, notably the civil rights movement and various Native American movements. He is credited with helping to popularize the Stanislavski system of acting having studied with Stella Adler in the 1940s. He
Jocelyn Brando Jocelyn Brando Jocelyn Brando (November 18, 1919November 27, 2005) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Her film debut came in the war movie "China Venture" (1953) with Edmond O'Brien and Barry Sullivan. Her best-known movie role was as detective Glenn Ford's wife in the film noir "The Big Heat" (1953). Brando, the older sister of Marlon Brando, was born in San Francisco, California, to Marlon Brando Sr. and Dorothy Julia Pennebaker. She and her brother and their sister, Frances, grew up mostly in the Midwest - Omaha, Nebraska, Evanston, Illinois, and Libertyville, Illinois, although the family also spent