Marlon brando cause of death
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Jocelyn Brando, 86; Film, TV Actress Was Sister of Marlon
Jocelyn Brando, the actress sister of the late Marlon Brando who made her own splash on Broadway in “Mister Roberts” at the same time he was stunning audiences in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” has died. She was 86.
Brando, whose married surname was Pennebaker, died Sunday night of natural causes at her Santa Monica home, said her son, Martin Asinof of Tillamook, Ore.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Nov. 30, 2005 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday November 30, 2005 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 32 words Type of Material: Correction
Jocelyn Brando -- The obituary for actress Jocelyn Brando in Tuesday’s California section described Pennebaker, the surname she used in private life, as a married name. Pennebaker was her mother’s maiden name.
Close to her younger brother, Jocelyn Brando was at his side when he died at age 80 of lung failure in Los Angeles on July 1, 2004.
The actress appeared in more than a dozen motion pictures, beginning with Fritz Lang’s “The Big Heat” opposite Glenn
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Jocelyn Brando
Jocelyn Brando (November 18, 1919 – November 27, 2005) was an American film, stage, and television actress.
Her film debut came in the war movie China Venture (1953) with Edmond O'Brien and Barry Sullivan. Her best-known movie role was as detective Glenn Ford's wife in the film noir The Big Heat (1953).
Biography
Jocelyn Brando, the older sister of Marlon Brando, was born in San Francisco, California, to Marlon Brando Sr. and Dorothy Julia Pennebaker. She and her brother and their sister, Frances, grew up mostly in the Midwest - Omaha, Nebraska, Evanston, Illinois, and Libertyville, Illinois, although the family also spent time in California.
The bane of the children's existence was the alcoholism of both parents, which was particularly acute with their mother, who later became a leader in Alcoholics Anonymous. Although Jocelyn, a talented actress, was blacklisted for having signed a peace petition, she managed a career that spanned five decades in the theater, film and television.
Jocelyn Brando came to the stage naturally, first appearing in a theatric
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Jocelyn Brando
American actress (1919–2005)
Jocelyn Brando (November 18, 1919 – November 27, 2005) was an American actress, best known for her role as Katie Bannion in the film noirThe Big Heat (1953). She was the sister of Marlon Brando.
Early life
Brando was born in San Francisco, California,[2] and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[3] She was the older sister of actor Marlon Brando.[4]
Career
Brando came to the stage naturally, first appearing in a theatrical production under the direction of her mother, who was a principal in an Omaha community theater group. Her mother, Dorothy Brando, had given Henry Fonda his start in theater in this same group in October 1925 in the play "You and I".[5][6] She made her Broadway debut in The First Crocus[2] at the Longacre Theatre on January 2, 1942; the play closed after five performances. Her next appearance on Broadway came two months after her younger brother began his role as Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' A
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