Brando's Bride
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Brando's Bride

  1. 180 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Brando's Bride

About this book

A scandalous Hollywood marriage, a disputed identity, and a hidden past. In October 1957, Marlon Brando married Anna Kashfi, an actress claiming Indian heritage. The next day, a Welsh factory worker declared Anna was his daughter, Joan O'Callaghan, a Cardiff butcher's assistant.

Brando's Bride unravels the truth behind Anna Kashfi's identity, exploring her Anglo-Indian background, her rise in Hollywood, and the explosive secrets that shattered her marriage to one of the world's biggest stars. Was she a victim of Hollywood's star machine, or a master of deception?

This biography delves into:

  • The complexities of racial identity and cultural appropriation in the 1950s.
  • The dark side of the Hollywood star system and its impact on personal lives.
  • The untold story of an Anglo-Indian woman caught between two worlds.
For readers fascinated by Hollywood scandals, celebrity biographies, and the hidden histories that shape our identities.

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Information

Publisher
Parthian Books
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781912681273
eBook ISBN
9781912681594
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. About Sarah Broughton
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Preface
  6. 1. The Wedding Day
  7. 2. A Passage to England
  8. 3. Brand’s Bride: Welsh or Injun?
  9. 4. Who was Brando’s Bride?
  10. 5. Cardiff
  11. 6. Constructing Anna
  12. 7. Lightning Hits
  13. 8. Years of Thorns and Vinegar
  14. 9. Plays Exotic
  15. 10. Valley of the Dolls
  16. 11. Dirty Drugs
  17. 12. Spider Bites Actress
  18. 13. ‘Ethnically Ambiguous’ Actress Dies
  19. 14. Meeting Anna
  20. Family Trees
  21. A Guide to Place Names
  22. Bibliography
  23. Acknowledgements
  24. Illustrations
  25. Illustrations 1
  26. Illustrations 2
  27. Illustrations 3
  28. Illustrations 4
  29. Illustrations 5
  30. Illustrations 6
  31. Illustrations 7
  32. Illustrations 8
  33. Illustrations 9
  34. Illustrations 10
  35. Illustrations 11
  36. Illustrations 12
  37. Copyright

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