Never-published photo | Though Brando was happy to stay in the bungalow, insisting he needed a homelike atmosphere while filming and not some swanky Beverly Hills hotel room, his aunt Betty Lindemeyer wasn’t exactly thrilled with her house guest. LIFE reported he stayed out till all hours and had a particularly insatiable appetite for a very messy fruit: “The Lindemeyers scoured pomegranate stains from walls, furniture, and ceiling for weeks after his departure.” Here, Brando lies with his grandma’s dog on his aunt’s couch, where he crashed while in production.
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