Marlon Brando


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BirthDate
BirthPlace
04/02/1924
Omaha, NE
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Breakthrough role was as Stanley Kowalski in the 1947 original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire.
Refused to accept his Best Actor Oscar for his role as Don Vito Corleone in 1972's The Godfather because he disapproved of Hollywood's negative depiction of Native Americans.
Expelled from both high school and military academy.
Mother founded the Omaha Community Playhouse, where she mentored a young Henry Fonda.
Popularized Method acting.