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Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

"He was such a sensitive instrument. I used to play the violin, and I liken Marlon to one of those strings that when you're playing just vibrates." —Eva Marie Saint, remembering Marlon Brando (pictured in A Streetcar Named Desire)

In this photo: Marlon Brando

Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1951
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