Christian Brando
| Christian Brando | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Christian Devi Brando May 11, 1958 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 2008 (aged 49) Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Resting place | Kalama Oddfellows Cemetery, Kalama, Washington |
| Other names | Gary Brown |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) |
Marlon Brando Anna Kashfi |
| Family |
Cheyenne Brando (paternal half-sister) Stephen Blackehart (paternal half-brother) |
Christian Devi Brando (May 11, 1958 – January 26, 2008) was the only child of American actor Marlon Brando and his first wife, Anna Kashfi.
On May 16, 1990, Christian Brando fatally shot Dag Drollet, the boyfriend of his half-sister Cheyenne, at his father's residence on Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills. The family drama and trial were heavily publicized that year. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to prison in 1991. He was released in 1996. In 2004, information introduced at the trial of Robert Blake for the 2001 murder of his wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley, exposed Brando's relationship with Bakley and his possible involvement in her murder. In 2005, Brando pleaded no contest to spousal abuse of his then wife Deborah and was given probation. He died of pneumonia on January 26, 2008, aged 49.
Christian Brando was named after his father's longtime friend French film director Christian Marquand who later directed Marlon in the film Candy (1968). Christian was born in Los Angeles, California on May 11, 1958, the product of an affair between Marlon Brando and Anna Kashfi, an Anglo-Indian actress from Wales. 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 one another, 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 had a major effect on young Christian. Marlon eventually won custody of Christian, who was then 13 years old. At that time, Marlon had described his son as a "basket case of emotional disorder".
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