The Peculiar Truth about Marlon Brando’s Best Friend
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3 min readNov 28, 2023
- Marlon Brando grew up in Evanston, Illinois during the Great Depression. At age 9, he met a boy his same age who had just moved to town. They became fast friends.
- His pal was named Wally Cox.
- Wally’s sister recounted how the boys became inseparable. Once, she said, Marlon tied Wally to a tree… and left him there. She was surprised their friendship…
