Marlon Brando in July 2004 following Brando's death, at which time Behi stated that he would continue the film as an homage to Brando, with a new title of "Citizen Brando". On July 1, 2004, Brando died of respiratory failure from pulmonary fibrosis with congestive heart failure at the UCLA Medical Center. The cause of death was initially withheld, with his lawyer citing privacy concerns. He also suffered from failing eyesight caused by diabetes and liver cancer. Shortly before his death and despite needing an oxygen mask to breathe, he recorded his voice to appear in "The Godfather: The Game", once again
Joshua Logan his own "Picnic" (1955), which was popular and earned Logan an Oscar nomination. His next movie, "Bus Stop" (1956) with Marilyn Monroe, was another hit. Logan returned to Broadway, directing "Middle of the Night" by Paddy Chayefsky which ran 477 performances. He went to Japan to direct Marlon Brando in "Sayonara" (1957), which earned him a second Oscar nomination for Best Director. Then he did the big screen version of "South Pacific" (1958). Logan went back to Broadway and directed "Blue Denim" (1958, 166 performances) and the hugely popular "The World of Suzie Wong" (1958–60) (508 performances). He produced "Epitaph