About this episode

Stefan Kanfer reads an excerpt from his biography on Marlon Brando, discussing his impact on performers in the industry.

Stefan Kanfer, author of "Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando," reads an excerpt from his biography on Marlon Brando that sheds light on how Brando helped to make somebodies out of performers who might not have worked in the industry at all in previous times. The full interview from this 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here .

People in this episode

Host: Jim Foster

Guest: Stefan Kanfer

Topics covered

• biography
• Marlon Brando
• performers
• Hollywood
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster

Books & works: Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando

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