{"product_id":"marlon-brando-hollywood-rebel-9781493072507","title":"Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the last eighty years, Marlon Brando has become such an object of fascination, buried under so many accreted layers of mythos and half-truth, that it is all but impossible to see the man behind the icon. As we approach the centennial of this undisputed American legend, \u003ci\u003eMarlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ea revelatory biography that tells its story the same way the man himself approached a role: from the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor, journalist, and pop culture authority Burt Kearns digs deep into the unexplored aspects of Brando's career, interests, and singular personality, revealing how his roles on stage and screen, combined with his wild and restless personal life, helped to transform popular culture and society writ large. His influence was both broad and deep. Brando's intense approach to acting technique was emulated by his contemporaries as well as generations of actors who followed, from Nicholson and DeNiro to DiCaprio and Gosling. But his legacy extends far beyond acting. His image in \u003ci\u003eThe Wild One \u003c\/i\u003ehelped to catalyze a youth revolution, setting the stage for rock 'n' roll culture in a way that directly inspired Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Andy Warhol, and punk rock culture. Brando was also frank about his affairs with both sexes; a leader of the sexual revolution and a hero of gay culture, he defied stereotypes and redefined sexual boundaries in his life and the roles he played. But of all his passions, activism was even more important to Brando than acting: he was an early supporter of Israel, civil rights, the American Indian movement, Black Power, gay rights, and environmentalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStartlingly intimate and powerfully told, \u003ci\u003eMarlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel \u003c\/i\u003eshows how the greatest actor of the twentieth century helped lead the world into the twenty-first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurt Kearns \u003c\/b\u003eis an author, journalist, and \"show business and pop culture savant\" (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e). His books include \u003ci\u003eLawrence Tierney: Hollywood's Real-Life Tough Guy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Show Won't Go On\u003c\/i\u003e. Kearns has broken major stories as a television and print journalist. He is perhaps best known as an Emmy-winning television and motion picture producer, director, and writer. He has written and produced dozens of nonfiction television series (\u003ci\u003eConspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKardashian: The Man Who Saved OJ Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e), the nonfiction comedy film \u003ci\u003eHigh There\u003c\/i\u003e, and documentaries (\u003ci\u003eDeath of a Beatle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBin Laden's Escape\u003c\/i\u003e). He lives in Pacific Palisades, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Applause Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50708465615122,"sku":"9781493072507","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f742516b-e3b1-4d89-96a0-e36d7d2028f2.jpg?v=1734507027","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marlon-brando-hollywood-rebel-9781493072507","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}