The Wild One, a 1953 film directed by Laslo Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer, has been called one of the most iconic films of the 1950s, the influential impetus for the rebellious youth culture movement, and the original outlaw biker flick. Much of the credit for this can be given to the movie’s star,…
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Marlon Brando’s Oscar…The One He Didn’t Refuse
In one of the most memorable moments in the history of the Academy Awards, actor Marlon Brando, a shoo-in to win the Best Actor Oscar at the 1973 awards presentation for his performance in The Godfather, refused to accept his statuette. But this wasn’t Brando’s first Oscar. He already had one his shelf back home…