Candida (play)
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Candida, a comedy by playwright George Bernard Shaw, was written in 1894 and first published in 1898, as part of his Plays Pleasant. The central characters are clergyman James Morell, his wife Candida
Katharine Cornell and Pedro de Cordoba in the 1924 Broadway production of Candida
A scene from a production of the play in Berlin
Actor Lewis Casson drives the Old Vic Travelling Theatre Company scenery van during the Old Vic tour of South Wales in 1941. The van is an old furniture removal van. A poster above the windscreen advertises the play they will be performing as Candida, starring Casson and Sybil Thorndike, and directed by Tyrone Guthrie.
Marlon Brando
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Marlon Brando Jr. was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential performers in the history of cinema, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards,
Candida (play)
…the play in the United States, forbade any other actress from playing the role while Cornell was still alive. In her final production of 1946, a young Marlon Brando played the role of Marchbanks. The BBC adaptation Candida into a 90 Minute TV play in 1961 for BBC Television. The play starred Wendy Craig as Candida…
Brando's childhood home in Omaha
Brando at age ten
Brando photographed by Carl Van Vechten
From left to right: Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Brando in the original 1947 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire.