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¿A Streetcar Named Desire¿ launched Marlon Brando¿s career. The film also redefined Vivien Leigh as another kind of Southern belle: Blanche DuBois as Scarlett O¿Hara on the skids. It is more than a classic piece of American art -- it¿s a daring and raw masterpiece as alive with meaning today as it was when first performed in 1947. Witty, and rich with detail, this book tells the full behind-the-scenes story of ¿A Streetcar Named Desire.¿ Moves from the opening of Tennessee William¿s groundbreaking play and the scandalized audiences it left on Broadway, to its London debut, and then to Elia Kazan¿s exceptional movie version. ¿Illuminates the surprising complexities of ¿Streetcar¿ and the powerhouse personalities behind them.¿ Photos.