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- Cheyenne Brando was a Tahitian model and the daughter of Marlon Brando by his third wife Tarita Teriipaia, a former Tahitian actress whom he met while filming Mutiny on the Bounty in 1962.
Cheyenne was raised in the island of Tahiti, south of Papeete. Her parents divorced in 1972.
As a child, Cheyenne reportedly adored her father and bragged about him. As she entered her teenage years, her feelings towards her father changed.
Cheyenne eventually dropped out of high school and began taking drugs including LSD, PCP, marijuana, and tranquilizers. During this time, she began a modeling career.
In May 1987, Cheyenne began dating 23-year-old Dag Drollet. His father, Jacques Drollet, was a member of Tahiti's parliament. The pair were introduced through a get together, as the Brandos and Drollets had been longtime friends. In 1989, Cheyenne became pregnant with their child. At Marlon Brando's request, the couple moved to the United States and into Marlon's Mulholland Drive home to await the birth of their child.
On 16 May 1990, Drollet was fatally shot by Cheyenne's elder half-brother Christian at their father's home. Christian Brando maintained that the shooting was accidental. He stated that earlier in the evening, Cheyenne told him that Drollet was physically abusing her. Later that night, Christian confronted Drollet about the abuse. Christian claimed that the gun went off after Drollet tried to take the gun away from him.
Christian Brando was immediately arrested and charged with first-degree murder two days later. The prosecutors of the case attempted to subpoena Cheyenne to testify at Christian's trial as they felt her account of the night's event was crucial in proving the shooting was premeditated. However, she refused to testify and fled to Tahiti. On 26 June 1990, she gave birth to a son she named Tuki Brando. Soon after Tuki's birth, Cheyenne attempted suicide twice and was hospitalized for drug detoxification in a psychiatric hospital. On 22 December 1990, Cheyenne was declared "mentally disabled" by a French judge and was deemed unable to testify in her brother's trial.
Without Cheyenne's testimony, prosecutors felt they could no longer prove that Drollet's death was premeditated. They presented Christian Brando with a plea deal. Christian took the deal and pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to ten years in prison. He served a total of five years and was placed on three years probation. In an interview given after his release, Christian stated that he doubted Cheyenne's accusations of physical abuse against Drollet due to her mental instability. "I feel like a complete chump for believing her," he said.
In the years following Drollet's death and her half brother Christian's trial, Cheyenne Brando's mental health steadily declined. She repeatedly entered drug rehab and psychiatric hospitals.
Cheyenne Brando was later formally diagnosed with schizophrenia, became isolated from her former friends, and lost custody of her son to her mother (who raised him in Tahiti).
On 16 April 1995, Cheyenne hanged herself at her mother's house in Punaauia, Tahiti. - Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Son of filmmaker Jules Dassin, Joseph Dassin played supporting roles in some movies in the first half of the 60's (two of them were directed by his father: The Law (1959) and Topkapi (1964)), but to people in France and Québec, he is better known as pop singer Joe Dassin. He recorded his first song "Bip-Bip" (pronounce "Beep-Beep")in 1965, but became successful in 1968 with "Les Dalton"; from then, he recorded hit after hit until his death. He got married by 1977 and had two sons, but a few months prior to his death, Joe divorced.- Jocelyne LaGarde was a native Tahitian woman, who had a single acting role in the historical drama film "Hawaii" (1966). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
LaGarde was born in Tahiti,the largest island of the Windward group islands in French Polynesia. She was fluent in Tahitian and French, but never learned English.
The film "Hawaii" was based on a novel by James Albert Michener (1907-1997), and concerned the life of an American Calvinist missionary in Hawaii. While the Mirisch Company was seeking someone to play the role of character Queen Malama Kanakoa, LaGarde was discovered to fit perfectly the physical attributes of the character. She was hired for the role, despite not having any active experience.
LaGarde was given an acting coach, "who phonetically trained her to handle her character's dialogue." Her facial beauty and large frame gave her a commanding presence among the film's cast. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first "the first Indigenous person ever nominated for an Academy Award". The Award was instead won by rival actress Sandy Dennis (1937-1992). LaGarde won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Following her only acting role, LaGarde retired to civilian life in Papeete, Tahiti. She died there in 1979. She was about 55-years-old, and no cause of death was announced to the press. - Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Bambridge was born on 18 August 1892 in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931). He was married to Alice Vaituatini Varney and Doris Hyacinthe Laidlaw. He died on 12 January 1950 in Papeete, Tahiti.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Anne Chevalier was born on 18 December 1912 in Papeete, Tahiti. She was an actress, known for Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931), Czarna perla (1934) and Submission (2020). She was married to Alexandre Gordon Bourgerie. She died on 13 February 1977 in Tahiti, French Polynesia.- Joseph Jiquel-Lanoë spent several years in Tahiti where he doubtlessly met Gauguin during his first stay in the late 1890's. He spent the last years of his life from 1940 to his death in 1948 in Papeete. Except for three paintings, one of them ("Trois Tahitiennes près d'un étang en forêt") revealing a strong influence of Gauguin, all traces of his work are gone.
- James Fairfax was born on 10 August 1897 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Against All Flags (1952), Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950) and Last Train from Bombay (1952). He was married to Jessie C. Adams. He died on 8 May 1961 in Papeete, Tahiti.
- James Norman Hall was born on 22 April 1887 in Colfax, Iowa, USA. James Norman was a writer, known for The Hurricane (1937), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). James Norman was married to Sarah Winchester. James Norman died on 6 July 1951 in Vaipoopoo, Tahiti.
- Earl Schenck was born on 13 May 1889 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Salomé (1922), Buried Treasure (1921) and The Spirit of Lafayette (1919). He was married to Agnes Schenck. He died in 1962 in Tahiti.
- Make-Up Department
Serena Karlan was born on 4 April 1972 in New York, New York, USA. She is known for Heartwood (1998). She died on 7 July 2002 in Tahiti.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Bengt Danielsson was born on 6 July 1921 in Krokek, Östergötland län, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Villervalle i Söderhavet (1968) and Gauguin in Tahiti: The Search for Paradise (1967). He was married to Marie-Thérèse Sailley. He died on 4 July 1997 in Tahiti.- Neil Balnaves was born on 5 May 1944 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was a producer, known for Return to Eden (1986), Shark's Paradise (1986) and Remember Me (1985). He was married to Diane. He died on 21 February 2022 in Tahiti.
- Bertrand Saldo was born in 1970 in France. He died on 7 July 2002 in Tahiti.
- Albert Duffy was born on 3 February 1903 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer, known for Reveille with Beverly (1943), Hunted Men (1938) and Coast Guard (1939). He died on 15 September 1976 in Tahiti.
- Bison Dele was born on 6 April 1969 in Fresno, California, USA. He died on 7 July 2002 in Tahiti.
- John Mairai was born on 28 November 1945 in Papeete, Tahiti. He was an actor, known for Marae (1982), L'île (1987) and Le Rescapé de Tikeroa (1981). He died on 22 December 2023 in Tahiti.