Today’s question comes from Hrishikesh Varma .
Whose face is blanked out ? What is the story behind the picture ?
Marlon Brando. The guy wearing the football helmet is Ron Galella, arguably the most famous paparazzo of all time. Once, in a fit of anger, Brando broke Galella’s jaw for spying on him. Thereafter, Galella followed Brando only wearing a helmet .
Cracked by Rithwik , Anil Raghavan , Arun Hiregange and Suraj . Fantastic work !
Marlon Brando (missing) and Ron Galella (Papparazzi) in New York. (1974)
” Quoting Galella,
November 26, 1974: NYC, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. First Annual Gala Benefiting the American Indian Development Association. I was barred from this event, so I waited in the lobby for Marlon Brando’s arrival. This time I came prepared, wearing a football helmet. I had to physically push shy photographer Paul Schulmach to take the picture. This has become the most published picture of me.”
http://www.jewcy.com/carousels/no_pictures
Marlon Brando (Missing)/Ron Gallela
“Quoting Gallela,
November 26, 1974: NYC, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. First Annual Gala Benefiting the American Indian Development Association. I was barred from this event, so I waited in the lobby for Marlon Brando’s arrival. This time I came prepared, wearing a football helmet. I had to physically push shy photographer Paul Schulmach to take the picture. This has become the most published picture of me.”
Marlon brando.he had knocked out the teeth of papparazzi photographer ron galella once but the guy stalked him in a football helmet
Marlon Brando
The photographer fellow whose name I looked up yesterday and have forgotten today. Something with ll in one place and a l in another. Probably ends in i. Or o.
Do I get any points?
Marlon Brando , Ron Gallela