Star of the Month: Marlon Brando (100th Birthday)
TCM, beginning at 6 a.m.
This month sees the centennial of the birth of legendary actor Marlon Brando (he was born April 3, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, and died July 1, 2004, in Los Angeles at age 80). To celebrate Brando’s big-screen legacy, Turner Classic Movies is airing lineups of his films each Wednesday this month, beginning today, on what would have been his 100th birthday. This schedule consists of 11 titles, including several that showcase some of Brando’s most acclaimed performances, like Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Julius Caesar (1953; Best Actor Oscar nominee), Viva Zapata! (1952; Best Actor nominee); On the Waterfront
(1954; Best Actor winner), The Wild One (1953) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1951; his first Best Actor nomination).