People, May 7, 1979

O.K., history buffs, is that bearded man in the picture 1) Ulysses S. Grant, 2) Rutherford B. Hayes, 3) Benjamin Harrison, 4) none of the above? Full credit for answering none. It's Marlon Brando, safely returned from the planet Krypton after all, and unexpectedly bewhiskered. Brando, appearing in Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium for the Rev. Jesse Jackson's "Push for Excellence" rally, did not mention the new growth. He delivered a rambling homily about the American Indian, his favorite cause, and suggested that "sometimes, just staying alive is a push for excellence." Explained a Brando aide about his newly hirsute boss: "He's...

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