Description
Author: René Jordan
General Editor: Ted Sennett
Publisher: Galahad Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date of Publication: c. 1973
Edition: First Galahad Books edition
Format: Hardcover with original dust jacket, now protected in Brodart
Illustrated: Black-and-white film stills throughout
Language: English
Condition
Book: Very Good — firm binding; clean interior; light age toning only; no writing or markings.
Dust Jacket: Very Good — moderate surface wear and rubbing; no major losses; colors remain strong. Jacket protected in a Brodart archival cover.
Description
Marlon Brando by René Jordan is part of The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars, a mid-century–style film biography series issued by Galahad Books and aimed at visually documenting iconic screen figures. This volume pairs concise biographical commentary with a strong selection of black-and-white stills drawn from Brando’s most influential film roles.
Rather than offering a scholarly biography, the book functions as a visual retrospective, capturing Brando’s impact on modern acting and his role in reshaping screen masculinity and realism. Today, the volume is best understood as film ephemera and pop-culture documentation, valued for its design, photography, and subject rather than textual depth.
Hardcover copies with intact jackets are less commonly encountered than later softcover issues, and this example remains clean, complete, and archivally protected.