Famous Hollywood actor Marlon Brando has had a close relationship with Elvis Presley over the years. But both men had a secret correspondence with a woman named Carmen Montez, according to a book from author Gary Lindberg.
“Brando on Elvis: In His Own WordsIt publishes, for the first time, Brando’s secret letters sent to Montez throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Montez appears to have been a reporter friend and a sore aunt to Elvis, Brando and some other Hollywood stars over the years.
One of Brando’s letters to Montez described his concern for Elvis in February 1969.
Brando wrote to Montez that “It seemed that Elvis didn’t really want to talk to anyone.”
This message came after allegations that Elvis was brutally attacked by unknown assailants – suspected gang members who tried to kidnap him.
He said, “I know there’s a lock in the house, and I know he got the letter I left for him, but he didn’t reply. I didn’t think Bryce [Priscilla] You will get to it this time. I mean that under his skin. Especially if you made him so angry in Memphis. (sic)
Brando went on to criticize Elvis’ wife at the time, Priscilla Presley, for not supporting her husband during his suffering.
In the letter, Brando alluded to the Priscilla and Elvis controversy in recent months. He noted that she “could have been” to help him overcome past trauma.
“He was just beginning to find himself as a man,” Brando added. “A patient, understanding wife who could have done miracles.”
The actor suggested that Elvis could have found solace in another woman. While he’s cheated on his wife in the past — most notably with actress Anne Margaret — Brando was thinking the star “just doesn’t have him anymore.”
Now Elvis wrote. “Partly because of morals, and partly out of fear, he will not turn to another woman, and he seems to fear other men.”
Finally, he added that he believed Elvis was suspicious of his sexual orientation.
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Mann added that Brando “casually slept with the guys” while at Shattuck Military Academy.
He wrote: “The relationship was nothing unusual; sexual play among cadets in military schools was not uncommon.”
Brando himself once said, “Suppose sex has no gender.”
So, he may have gotten something started on Elvis’ “latent” sexuality. The Jailhouse rock singer was born and raised in a traditional Christian family, and was used as a sex symbol for women throughout the 1950s and 1960s, so he may not have had the opportunity to explore his own desires.
Brando wasn’t the first person to comment on Elvis’ sexuality over the years.
Gerald Peters, Elvis’ chauffeur and close friend, described King as “the man of the man.”
He also hinted at the mysterious sexuality of the star, adding: “Although he loved Priscilla very much, he preferred the company of men.” He also emphasized how much Elvis loves to hang out with his large retinue of male friends: The Memphis Mafia.
Elvis biographer Kathleen Tracy also claimed that King would, on occasion, ask his best friend, actor Nick Adams, to stay with him overnight. Adams is best known for his relationship with famous superstar James Dean.
Read all Marlon Brando messages about Elvis here.
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