the talking dog

July 2, 2004, The Horror... The Horror...

I've tried to tone down "celebrity deaths", but once in a while, such as with a Ronald Reagan or a Bob Hope, the celebrity is just too damned big to ignore.
In the case of Marlon Brando, who just passed away at 80, he was big in every sense of the word-- huge, actually. Which is why its kind of amazing that he made it to 80. (Query whether his son Christian will make it back for the funeral; I wouldn't take bets).

This is a guy that had so many freaking legendary things attached to him (including at one time being Wally Cox's roommate), from Kowalsky in Streetcar , to Waterfront, to Godfather (for which he turned down the Oscar, IIRC, joining George C. Scott in doing that, and such other men of greatness as David Bowie and John Cleese, who turned down a knighthood and an OBE, IIRC), to Apocalypse Now, and hell, to my own personal favorite Brando role, as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls.

Well, the guy was just larger than life. In our ever more superficial world of processed rather than talented "celebrities", the loss of an icon like Brando is just felt that much more.

R.I.P., Mr. Brando.

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Wally Cox moved out because he couldn't stand Brando's pet racoon. Brando and Cox remained close friends until Wally Cox's death in 1973.

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