The man who once embodied male beauty ended his career as the fattest star in motion picture history. But despite the debauchery, the legend of Brando endured. A few years back, The New Yorker published a cartoon in which two ladies discussed the appeal of Marlon Brando: "He plays galoots really well," suggested the first woman, "galoot" being American slang for a big, uncouth, rough-hewn kind of a fellow — "ya big galoot", "ya big lug", etc. "No, he's not a galoot," says the second. "Like in On The Waterfront, he's much more sensitive than a galoot." "He's a sensitive...
