6 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, July 6, 2004

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Silver screen legend Brando
dies of lung failure at age 80

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The words
are pretty simple: "Stella!" and "I
coulda been a contender ..." or even
"The horror ... the horror ..."
But these lines, when spoken by
Marlon Brando, revolutionized the way
actors behaved onscreen and ignited a
generation of performers to unleash
their inner passion before the cameras.
Brando, who died Thursday at age
80, revolutionized Hollywood's image
of a leading man playing street-tough,
emotionally raw characters in "A
Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the
Waterfront" and then revived his career
a generation later as the definitive
Mafia don in "The Godfather."
"I was shocked and deepy saddened
at the loss of the greatest acting genius
of our time. What will we do without
Marlon in this world?" said his "God-
father" co-star Al Pacino, one of the
generation of stars influenced by his
work.
Al Martino, who got shaken around
by Brando as the singer Johnny
Fontane in "The Godfather," said the
actor was more than kind to him, espe-
cially since Martino lacked acting
experience. But that didn't mean he

went easy on the crooner.
"The Method actor in Brando
almost brought me to my knees. He
slaps me and I tell you, my teeth shat-
tered," Martino said.
Brando was the bridge between the
heroic and upstanding screen purity of
earlier stars such as Cary Grant, Gary
Cooper and Henry Fonda and a gener-
ation of conflicted anti-heroes played
by the likes of Robert De Niro, Jack
Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman.
"He influenced more young actors
of my generation than any actor," long-
time friend and "Godfather" co-star
James Caan said Friday. "Anyone who
denies this never understood what it
was all about."
The reclusive Brando died of lung
failure at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at UCLA
Medical Center, according to hospital
spokeswoman Roxanne Moster.
"Marlon would hate the idea of peo-
ple chiming in to give their comments
about his death. All I'll say is that it
makes me sad he's gone" "The Godfa-
ther" director Francis Ford Coppola
said Friday.
Brando's attorney, David J. Seeley,
said funeral arrangements would be

private.
For generations of movie lovers,
Brando was unforgettable - the
embodiment of brutish Stanley Kowal-40
ski in 1951's "A Streetcar Named
Desire," famously bellowing "STEL-
LA!" at his estranged love with a mix
of anguish and desire.
Then came his mixed-up, washed-up
boxer Terry Malloy of 1954's "On the
Waterfront," who laments throwing
fights for his gangster brother with the
line, "I coulda been a contender ... I
coulda been somebody."
The key to Brando's craft was Method
acting, a practice he learned by studying
both with renowned teacher Stella Adler
and at the Actors Studio in New York.
The technique eschewed grandiose the-
atricality in favor of a deeper psycholog-
ical approach, often through
near-continuous rehearsal that led many
actors to behave like their characters
even when offstage.
While his early roles were marked
by an overt, almost predatory sexuali-
ty that made him a rebellious film
icon, Brando let his good looks fade
as he gained weight and became
increasingly reclusive in later years.

Actor Marion Brando answers questions during a news conference in Los Angeles.
Brando died last Thursday of lung failure at the University of California Los Angeles
Medical Center.


TASTEFEST
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artistic photographs of Tiger Stadi-
um and the Hudson Building were
just a few of the Detroit-centric
items found inside.
For $21 shoppers could even
pick up a belt made of authentic
General Motors and Ford seatbelts.
Seatbelt apparel aside, TasteFest
brought out more than the typical

automotive fare associated with
the city. The festival was a depar-
ture from the nine tragic shootings
at last week's fireworks that some
say stained the city's image.
Although admission was free,
The New Center Council spon-
sored the event and used proceeds
from the taste tickets to support
various charitable activities,
including its award-winning youth
program.

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of the president of the United
States."
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"If you want manipulation, look at the White
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- Laura Lipscomb
Flint Resident featured in "Fahrenheit 9/11"
ition, accused Moore of manipulating her,
Lipscomb said the filmmaker
mber offered to remove any scenes that
hris- she felt uncomfortable with.
Lip- "Manipulation, no," she said. "If
ble." you want manipulation, look at the
pics White House."
I that Moore's detractors have ques-
I has tioned his methods, calling the film
h." "propaganda" and accusing him of
have distorting the facts. Last month, *
authors David Hardy and Jason
- , Clarke published a book, titled
nd I "Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stu-
n, pid White Man," accusing Moore of
n9 "serial mendacity."
0 ' Lipscomb called Moore a "true
ed I visionary" and defended the film
against charges of inaccuracy.
ar, "Not one person has been able to
he stand up and say there has been one
rslI lie in this movie," she said.
ns. The film has grossed over $50
-- million as of last weekend, making
1 it the highest-grossing documentary
. A outside of concert and IMAX films.
Audience members said they
were moved and inspired by Lip-
scomb's appearance. Mitch Abrams,
an Ann Arbor resident and member
of AAACP, said the film and Lip-
scomb's appearance would motivate
potential voters against Bush.
"All you need to do is present the
facts," Abrams said. "That's what
she's doing and that's what the
movie was doing."
- Daily Staff ReporterAlison Go
contributed to this report