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With the publication of a new biography of Marlon Brando, Harold Evans recalls the surreal dinners and the moonlight swims he endured to extract a memoir from the legendary actor.

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Marlon Brando stars in A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951.

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Marlon Brando with maracas, date unknown.

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Marlon Brando as gang leader Johnny in 'The Wild One', directed by Laszlo Benedek, 1953.

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Marlon Brando relaxing at his Hollywood home on Aug. 3, 1954. Brando is studying the script for the next day's shooting of "Desiree", in which he plays Napoleon.

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Oscar winners Grace Kelly and Marlon Brando pose with their statuettes at the 1954 Academy Awards. Brando won Best Actor for his work in "On the Waterfront."

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Actor Marlon Brando poses for photographers, Paris, 1957. Brando was in France to shoot the film The Young Lions.

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Marilyn Monroe and Brando seen together, date unknown.

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Actor Marlon Brando turns to face Mexican actor Katy Jurado during an awards dinner, 1950s.

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Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather, 1972.

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Defendant Christian Brando is kissed by his father, actor Marlon Brando, after a judge accepted the elder Brando's home as bail for his son during a hearing in Santa Monica, California, August 14, 1990.

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Actor Marlon Brando testifies at his son's sentencing hearing in a courtroom in Santa Monica, Calif., on Feb. 28, 1991. Christian Brando was found guilty in the death of his sister's boyfriend Dag Droillet and was sentenced to ten years in prison.

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Actor Marlon Brando talks with Larry King on April 5, 1996, during the CNN television show Larry King Live in Hollywood, California.

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