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Marlon

American  
[mahr-luhn] / ˈmɑr lən /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Marlon, Jackie, Jaafar and La Toya Jackson -- one of Michael's sisters -- shared embraces on the black carpet, where they met the actors who portrayed them and their parents in the film.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Duvall's performance as The Godfather's Tom Hagen, the shrewd chief advisor to Marlon Brando's ageing Don Vito Corleone, earned him his first Academy Award nomination in 1973.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Years later, on the set of “The Godfather,” he did impressions of Marlon Brando.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Director Elia Kazan’s crime drama takes the Oscar and Marlon Brando also wins for his portrayal of dockworker Terry Malloy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

She was the young woman who rejected an Academy Award on behalf of Marlon Brando.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day