NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN. his mother was an amateur actress and he developed an interest in acting from watching her it was his only option as a high school dropout who was rejected by the military he made his broadway debut in the NUMBER_TOKEN play i remember mama but left the broadway stage in NUMBER_TOKEN after that he earned major roles in a streetcar named desire the godfather and his final film apocalypse now he's listed as the american film institute's fourth greatest male movie star but is often considered one of the greatest of all time behind lawrence olivier despite his undeniable talent he always thought acting was a worthless career how they met rita moreno and marlon brando met on the set of the NUMBER_TOKEN film desiree a biopic where he landed the lead role of napoleon bonaparte the attraction was immediate and she admits that seeing him made her temperature rise and sent her into a full body blush luckily she also knew she was his type he always had a fondness for latin women and he first noticed her beauty when she appeared on the cover of life magazine in NUMBER_TOKEN at age NUMBER_TOKEN. marlon took her to an all-star method actor party for their first date there they met other famous names like paul newman james dean and joanne woodward rita felt out of her league among such star power but was glad to be there with her new beau hey if you're enjoying this video so far be sure to give it a like and subscribe to fax first for more and keep watching to learn about how marlon brando and rita moreno's passionate affair became tragic and toxic the affair and how it crumbled despite the passion they both felt for each other marlin was known for guarding his private life and once said quote privacy is not something i'm merely entitled to it's an absolute prerequisite he wanted to keep his relationship with rita a secret they rarely went out and when they did they only went to obscure restaurants where they weren't likely to be seen this focus on privacy didn't keep rita from enjoying every moment with her sensual lover she was entranced by him and wanted to marry him but that plan fell apart due to his infidelity during their on-again off-again eight-year courtship he even married and had children with two other women anna kashfi in NUMBER_TOKEN and movida castaneda in NUMBER_TOKEN. rita felt physically and emotionally betrayed but was still pulled in by the undeniable magnetism he displayed with her and on screen she became obsessed with the challenge of earning his affection and the only way to win seemed to be to give him a taste of his own medicine she began pursuing other men to make him jealous including dennis hopper and elvis presley one day rita was angry after finding lingerie that wasn't hers in marlin's home she got a call from elvis manager the next day who said on his behalf that the star liked what he saw she's admitted she chose him because she knew no one could possibly make marlon more jealous he already hated the king of rock and roll for his drug addiction and for his style of music which he felt was copying from black culture he became angry when he found out about the relationship and began throwing chairs
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