Sunday, January 27, 2008

Christian Brando dead at 49


Christian Brando,the troubled son of actor Marlon Brando,died Saturday at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Hollywood,CA,at age 49,of pneumonia.
In 1990 he made headlines when he shot and killed his sisters abusive lover,Dag Drollet,in the Brando estate and he served 5 years for manslaughter as a result.His sister,Cheyenne,who was pregnant at the time of her lovers death,never got over it and committed suicide in 1995.His most recent infamy was his involvement with Bonney Lee Bakley,the late wife of actor Robert Blake.In defending his civil suit for the wrongful death of his wife,Blake hinted that Brando could have been her killer but nothing ever came of it.
Christian,eldest child of Marlon,left behind no children and no funeral arrangements have been announced according to his attorney.

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