MarlonBrandoiswidelyconsideredthegreatestmovieactorofalltime．He wasborninOmahaNebraskain1924．Hewasnamedafterhisfather，asalesman．Hismother，Dorothy，wasanactressinthelocaltheater．

MarlonBrandomovedtoNewYorkCitywhenhewas19yearsoldin1943．HetookactingclassesattheNewSchoolforSocialResearch．OneofhisteacherswasStellaAdler，whotaughtthe"Method"styleofrealisticacting．TheMethodteachesactorshowtousetheirownmemoriesandemotionstoidentifywiththecharacterstheyareplaying．

MarlonBrandolearnedtheMethodstylequicklyandeasily．CriticssaidhewasprobablythegreatestMethodactorever．Onefamousactresscommentedonhisnaturalabilityforit．ShesaidteachingMarlonBrandotheMethodwaslikesendingatigertojungleschool．

MarlonBrandoappearedinseveralplays．HegothisfirstmajorpartinaBroadwayplayin1947，attheageof23．HereceivedgreatpraiseforhispowerfulperformanceatStanleyKowalskiinTennesseeWilliams'play，AStreetcarNamedDesire．Hisfamegrewwhenheactedthesamepartinthemovieversion，releasedin1951．

MarlonBrandowontheBestActorOscarfor TheGodFather，butherejectedit．HesentawomannamedSasheenLittlefeathertospeakforhimattheAcademyAwardsceremony．ShesaidthatBrandocouldnotaccepttheawardbecauseofthewaytheAmericanfilmindustrytreatedNativeAmericans．ThepeopleattheAcademyAwardsceremonydidnotlikethespeech．ButsomeexpertsthinktheactionhelpedchangethewayAmericanIndianswereshowninmovies．

MarlonBrandoactedinaboutfortymovies．HewasnominatedforatotalofeightAcademyAwards．Butheearneda"badboy"reputationforhispublicoutburstsandunusualbehaviours．Accordingto LosAngeles magazine，"Brandowasrockandrollbeforeanybodyknewwhatrockandrollwas"．Hislaterlifewasmarkedwithfamilytragedies．HissonChristianwenttoprisonforkillinghisdaughterCheyene'sboyfriend．Cheyenelatercommittedsuicide．Brandobecamelonely．Heworkedoccasionallyforthemoney．But，inhisprime，MarlonBrandowasanactorotheractorscouldonlyhopetobecome．

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