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(From the back cover:)
This richly anectdotal biography, brimming with first-hand stories and gossip from Brando's friends, family, wives and lovers, probes the glamorous and turbulent life of the superstar, spanning six decades -- from his childhood with his martinet father and alcoholic mother... to his explosive Broadway debut, which electrified theatregoers... to his ruthless womanizing, and torrid affairs... to his tormented marriages and relentless custody battle for his son.
This richly anectdotal biography, brimming with first-hand stories and gossip from Brando's friends, family, wives and lovers, probes the glamorous and turbulent life of the superstar, spanning six decades -- from his childhood with his martinet father and alcoholic mother... to his explosive Broadway debut, which electrified theatregoers... to his ruthless womanizing, and torrid affairs... to his tormented marriages and relentless custody battle for his son.