Posted by: mindGames July 6, 2004
Capote On Brando
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Ola, Marlon Brando died on July 1st. Anyone who has watched him as Don Corleone, the elder mafiosi statesman, on "The Godfather" knows him as one of the greatest actors of all time. His mysterious character on Apocalypse Now, or the angry-young-man in "A Streetcar Named Desire" (based on Tenessee Williams' play) or the sensual role in "Last Tango in Paris" have been well known. Click below to read a lengthy but immensely satisfying profile on Brando by Truman Capote (of "In Cold Blood" fame) published on The New Yorker in late fifties. Capote on Brando - http://newyorker.com/archive/content/?040712fr_archive02 btw, for those of you who have not read Capote's masterpiece, "In Cold Blood" click below for a historical review. Masterpiece: In Cold Blood - http://www.salon.com/ent/masterpiece/2002/01/22/cold_blood/ ------ mG.
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