He was just about the best-looking young man I’ve ever seen,” said Tennessee Williams upon first laying eyes on Marlon Brando ...

This salute to Marlon Brando (1924–2004 ... as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire — a sensual ethnic American brute who was also sensitive — transformed movie-watching.

Mann in the 2019 biography “The Contender: The Story of Marlon Brando.” He was, Mr. Mann adds, regarded as the lone American actor who could compete with the best the British had to offer.