Marlon Brando in Private - 'I love this book' Jane Fonda

'Riveting' Kirk DouglasFrom his first Oscar, Marlon Brando built an impenetrable fortress around his private life: unauthorised releases-or snapshots of him, even by friends-were forbidden. George Englund was Brando's closest friend for almost fifty years and the last person to visit him before his death. Based on deeply personal stories from the death of their sons to Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, he draws Brando's life as only they knew it. A young actor emerges who was beautiful in every way; driven by his instinctive talent to break new ground, athletic, muscular, seductive, intelligent and generous. And, from early on, seeds of self-destruction began to grow.

George Englund was the ultimate Hollywood insider. A one-time actor and producer he was married to Cloris Leachman and had intimate friendships with many stars and celebrities such as Joan Collins and Lee Radziwell, Jackie Onassis's sister.