tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542365212689968577.post8224224865790025754..comments2024-03-12T03:17:23.088+01:00Comments on Stars and Letters: My work is the only trustworthy hope I haveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542365212689968577.post-62565909685820431062018-11-29T23:23:53.060+01:002018-11-29T23:23:53.060+01:00Yes, Marilyn's story is quite sad indeed. And ...Yes, Marilyn's story is quite sad indeed. And footage from Something's Got to Give should be interesting to watch. <br /><br />As for Brando- he apparently said in his autobiography that he never learned anything from Strasberg, although Strasberg did try to take credit for teaching him how to act. Stella Adler was indeed the one who taught Brando.Thanks for pointing it out!<br />Clarissa Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708738278640131364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542365212689968577.post-6600794980386415682018-11-29T17:56:08.634+01:002018-11-29T17:56:08.634+01:00Marilyn's life certainly does seem to have bee...Marilyn's life certainly does seem to have been mired in quicksand. From what I've seen of the footage that remains from Something's Got to Give, she might've had a chance at moving beyond the "floozy" characters she usually played and into more mainstream romantic comedy had she been able to finish the film. Hers is such a sad story in so many ways.<br /><br />On another note, I've read in various places that Brando wasn't actually a Strasberg student. This from a Backstage magazine piece of earlier this year, "Though Marlon Brando’s lifelike acting style is often attributed to Strasberg’s Method, he was actually trained by Stella Adler; his devotion to Adler and her work was so strong that he wrote the preface to her manual The Art of Acting.”The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.com