Evening star., 1955-03-13
Time Toming Brondo
He1IWed, Dress Better, Watch Manners
Squirting Stor Now
Sorry He Let Life
Get Out of Hand

them parts in his new picture,
Guys and Dolls" He politely
told each one that all the roles
had been cast. largely by play
ers in the Broadway version.
Brando has had one major
explosion during his Holly
wood career. That was when
he walked out on "The Egyp-
tian" just as the picture was
to start.
II made a mistake and I
paid for it," he commented.
While he was making 1.-THE
Wild One" he talked of retir-
ing from the screen. But since
he decided a year ago to make
acting his life's work, he no
longer holds such ideas. In
fact, he has formed his own
company to produce pictures.
Now I'll be thinking more
about the money-making as
poets of pictures" he admitted.
Il used to beef lot about how
artistic standards are over
looked in Hollywood. It's still
a legitimate beef. But now I
realize that you can't expect
anyone to sink one or two mil
lion dollars into something
that's going to lose money,
unless the backer is a founda-
ton"
It's hard to sum up Brando
in a few words.
Con Be BrilIiont
He is a strange and fasci-
mating young man, and a high
ly complex one. He Is no dope,
as anyone who converses with
him quickly discovers. His talk
is intelligent and colorful. full
of humorous asides. Compared
with most actors, his CONVEX
sation is brilliant.
Some of his best friends
compare Brando to a child.
His emotions are basic. He has
wild enthusiasms, can be easily
hurt, is addicted to pranks. He
is honest, often to the point of
bluntneSs. All these are child
like traits. Indeed, he likes
children and can talk to them
better than most adults.
But there are signs that he
is maturing. He is more toll
Grant. Friends say the change
is due to the successful appi-
cation of psychiatrics. He has
undergone analysis and seems
to be greatly helped.
How does Brando live?
He Lives Quietly
Judging from his publicity,
you'd think that he wears only
a torn T-shirt and jeans, drives
a motorcycle wildly and lives
in motels.
In reality, he has become a
pretty sharp dresser. He gave
up the motorcycle years ago.
He lives in a comfortable, cliff
hanging house atop the Holly
wood hills.
He lives alone. and meals
are cooked by himself or his
secretary, Celia Meredith, who
has been with the Brando fam
lily IA years. He eats meats and
lots of vegetables, especially
when he is on. "a diet. His best
weight is around 165, but he
has been as high as 100.
He likes music, his tastes
varying from modern COM
posers like Stravinsky and
Ravel to jazz. He reads a great
deal, sees few movies and hates
TV. II always feel soggy after
watching it," he says. But he
does watch the boxing matches
and informative programs like
Omnibus" and Meet the
Press"
Guys and Dolls" is his first
musical. I asked him why he
he was doing it.
II thought it would be a good
change of pace" he replied.
Moviegoers will see a differ
ent Brando in the new picture.
He will sing four songs and do
some dancing, too. He said his
voice will be okay for the
musical comedy delivery.
AS for the future, he is
greatly interested in the play.
"Teahouse of the August
Moon" He plans to act in it
on the road this summer and
is dickering with MGM to do
it on the screen.
It's apparent that Brando
will be an international figure
for a long time to come. No
American actor since John
Barrymore has excited so much
praise and attention.