| Jocelyn Brando | |
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 Jocelyn Brando in The Big Heat (1953) |
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| Born | November 18, 1919 San Francisco, California |
| Died | November 27, 2005 (aged 86) Los Angeles, California |
Jocelyn Brando (November 18, 1919 – November 27, 2005) was an American film, stage and television actress. The Big Heat is a 1953 Film noir directed by Fritz Lang, starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Her film debut came in the 1953 war movie China Venture with Edmond O'Brien and Barry Sullivan. Edmond O'Brien (September 10 1915 – May 9 1985 was an American Film Actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D Barry Sullivan ( August 29, 1912 – June 6, 1994) was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s Her best-known movie role was as detective Glenn Ford's doomed wife in the 1953 gangster melodrama The Big Heat. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Big Heat is a 1953 Film noir directed by Fritz Lang, starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin. Other featured movie roles were in films such as The Explosive Generation (1961), Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965), Why Would I Lie? (1980) and Mommie Dearest (1981). Why Would I Lie? is a 1980 American comedy/drama film about a compulsive liar named Cletus ( Treat Williams) Mommie Dearest is a 1981 Paramount Drama film about Joan Crawford, starring Faye Dunaway.
Biography
Jocelyn Brando, the older sister of Marlon Brando, was born in San Francisco, California to Marlon Brando Sr. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city and Dorothy Pennebaker Brando. Jocelyn and Marlon Brando and their sister Frances grew up mostly in the Midwest - in Omaha, Evanston, Illinois and Libertyville, Illinois, though the family also spent time in California. Evanston Illinois is an affluent suburban Chicago Municipality on Lake Michigan on the North Shore in Cook County, Illinois directly Libertyville is a northern suburb of Chicago in Lake County, Illinois, United States. 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. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one
Jocelyn 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 gave Henry Fonda his start in theater in this same group. Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and She made her Broadway debut soon after her 22nd birthday, appearing in The First Crocus at the Longacre Theatre on January 2, 1942; the play closed after five performances. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Her next appearance on Broadway came two months after her younger brother began his role as Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. Stanley Kowalski is a fictional character in Tennessee Williams ' play A Streetcar Named Desire. Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26 1911 &ndash February 25 1983 better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright who received many of the top theatrical A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize
On February 18, 1948, Jocelyn appeared in her second role on Broadway, which was considerably more successful than her debut. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She played Navy nurse Lieutenant Ann Girard in Mister Roberts, which starred family friend Henry Fonda in the eponymous title role. Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and The play was a smash hit, running about three years (1157 performances).
Jocelyn did not complete the run of the play, appearing in the comedy The Golden State in the 1950-51 season, a flop that lasted but 25 performances. She rebounded with the critically acclaimed but also unsuccessful play Desire Under the Elms (1952) by Eugene O'Neill. Desire Under the Elms is a play by Eugene O'Neill, published in 1924 and is now considered an American classic Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright The play ran for only 46 performances. One of her co-stars was the lead actress, Colleen Dewhurst. Colleen Dewhurst ( June 3, 1924 – August 22, 1991) was a Canadian actress whose distinguished stage career also encompassed significant Jocelyn Brando would later appear with Dewhurst in a Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra. Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright Mourning Becomes Electra is the title for a trilogy of plays by Eugene O'Neill, first performed in 1931
Back in uniform as a military officer, Jocelyn made her film debut in Don Siegel's war drama, China Venture (1953). Donald Siegel ( October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American Film director and producer When she first arrived in Hollywood, she gave an interview with "The New York Times" in which she commented on her brother's advice -- or lack of it -- to the tyro film actress: "Marlon is a sweet fellow, and he works very hard. I asked him for a tip about pictures, and he answered, 'Oh, I just say the words. That's all I know about picture acting. ' He probably was smart at that to let me find my own way. "
It was her second film that was her best-known movie role: detective Glenn Ford's doomed wife in Fritz Lang's The Big Heat (1953). Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American The Big Heat is a 1953 Film noir directed by Fritz Lang, starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin. Jocelyn's character was killed by a car bomb, intended for screen husband Ford. She also appeared in supporting roles in two of her brother's films, The Ugly American (1963) and The Chase (1965).
On television she played the recurring role of Mrs. Reeves on Dallas. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 Other popular TV series that featured her work include Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Wagon Train, The Virginian, Kojak and Little House on the Prairie. Richard Diamond Private Detective is a detective drama which was on radio from 1949 to 1953 and on television from 1957 to 1960. Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an Anthology Television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. Wagon Train is a Television Western Series on NBC from 1957 - 1962 and then on ABC from 1962- The Virginian is a western -themed Television series which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes Kojak refers to two separate but related American Crime drama Television series, with the original airing on CBS and the second series Little House on the Prairie is an American one-hour dramatic Television program that aired on the NBC network from September 11 1974 to
In later life, Jocelyn Brando, known for her sharp sense of humor, ran her own bookstore in Santa Monica, California known as The Book Bin. She wrote poetry; and conducted workshops at her home in the Intensive Journal method, a self-therapy technique developed by Ira Progoff. Ira Progoff ( August 2, 1921 – January 1, 1998) was an American psychotherapist, best known for his development of the
Jocelyn Brando had two sons, Gahan Hanmer, by director Don Hanmer and Martin Asinof, by writer Eliot Asinof. Eliot Asinof ( July 13 1919 &ndash June 10 2008) was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction best known for his writing She died at her Santa Monica home, aged 86, from undisclosed causes.
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