Christian Brando
Son of actor Marlon Brando (1958–2008)
Christian Devi Brando (May 11, 1958 – January 26, 2008) was one of the eleven acknowledged children of actor Marlon Brando, and the only one Brando had with his first wife, former actress Anna Kashfi.
During the 1990s and early 2000s, Brando was involved in a highly publicized legal case and several personal disputes that received media attention.
Early life
Christian Brando was named after his father's longtime friend French film director Christian Marquand who later directed Marlon in the 1968 film Candy. Christian was born in Los Angeles on May 11, 1958, the product of an affair between Marlon Brando and Anna Kashfi, an actress born to a British family in colonial India. Marlon and Kashfi met in 1955, and Kashfi became pregnant in 1957. They married in 1958 and divorced one year later.
Christian was shuttled between his mother and father. His parents became increasingly hostile and abusive toward each other, and engaged in a protracted custody battle. The 12-year custody battle and his mother's uncontrollable temper due to her abuse of drugs and alcohol significantly affected young Christian. Marlon eventually won custody of Christian, who was then 13 years old.
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