Songs My Mother Taught Me (Marlon Brando book) Songs My Mother Taught Me (Marlon Brando book) Songs My Mother Taught Me an autobiography by Marlon Brando with Robert Lindsey as co-author, published in 1994. The book deals with Brando's childhood, his memories of being a struggling actor and of his various relationships with his family and with other actors, producers, and directors. He also talks candidly about his sex life. The book has been translated into several languages, including a Persian version translated by Niki Karimi in 1999. Notably, little to no mention is made of his wives or children. It was said that he made this a
The Songs of My Mother 1980 song, "The Bird of Happiness", composed by Aleksandra Pakhmutova and Nikolai Dobronravov (from Yuri Ozerov's 1981 film "O Sport, You - the world!"), previously recorded by the vocal – instrumental ensemble Zdravstvuy, Pesnya, among others. The song "The Bird of Happiness" became from 1981 on forward the most successful in both Russia and China. The song "Chrysanthemms Have Faded" was previously included on Vitas' Smile! album. All the other tracks were newly recorded for Songs of My Mother. Vitas performed a piano-backed arrangement of "Winter" on a Russian New Year TV show in 2002. Translated by G. Kruzhkov The