My Name Is Barbra is filled with incredible stories from her decades in the entertainment industry. Throughout the book, she shares tales of men she dated and those she turned down, including one legendary figure.In My Name Is Barbra, Streisand details the time she rejected an advance from none other than Marlon Brando.
She reveals that the Godfather actor made a pass at her during a party in 1966. Brando’s approach was quite straightforward, as he simply said, “I’d like to fuck you.” While saying no to one of the most famous and attractive actors in the world was not a choice everyone would have made, it was probably for the best.
Brando was married to fellow actor Tarita Teriipaia at the time, and according to the memoir, she was in the next room at the party when Brando propositioned Streisand.Despite the initial rejection, the EGOT winner shares that she and Brando became friends.
They would regularly speak on the phone, and he even called her after seeing her in the movie Funny Girl, for which she won her first Academy Award.
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