Celebrity Justice
Coroner: Pneumonia Killed Christian Brando

TMZ has learned pneumonia killed Christian Brando.

The 49-year-old Brando, the acting legend's oldest son, died in January after a short stay in the hospital.

He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing Dag Drollet, the then-boyfriend of his half-sister Cheyenne. He was also originally fingered as Bonny Lee Bakley's baby daddy, but Robert Blake eventually earned that esteemed distinction.

Brando, who was unmarried and had no children, was working in construction under a fake name at the time of his death.

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16. #11 (Jessica): At least he was working. It's not like he had such a great family anyway, especially led by the "patriarch", fat slob. Never understood why people thought Marlon Brando was so talented anyway. Mr. Mumblemouth. RIP Christian, you deserve some peace.

Posted at 10:03PM on Apr 11th 2008 by Mariah

17. To #11, Jessica.
Jessica, I don't think Marlon is "rolling over" in his grave because Christian worked as a construction worker. What's WRONG with making an HONEST living? Christian had a MISERABLE childhood. Thanks to his Dad, who had more than his share of women and men and kept his distance, with Christian, during his childhood and teen years. I'm NOT putting Marlon down. Personally, I feel Marlon was a kind, gentle man, humanitarian and possibly the world's GREATEST actor but he WAS human. He, too, had a miserable childhood and troubled life. All in all, Christian suffered and my heart aches for him. I HOPE he is at peace..finally. He's now with Cheyenne.

Posted at 11:57PM on Apr 11th 2008 by Dresden Disney-Dior

18. #11-Jessica-Construction is honest work.A lot better than some of these spoiled Hollywood kids are doing right now.
Living off their parents and being famous for nothing.I'am old enough to remember what Christian went through,with his parents,Marlon and Anna.
Rest In Peace,Christian.

Posted at 11:48PM on Apr 11th 2008 by Pink Dahlia

19. The poor Brando kids led such sad lives, screwed up by their whacked parents. The poor guy. He was too young for all the misery he went through and a sad death. RIP.

Posted at 12:32AM on Apr 12th 2008 by Del

20. does anyone know what companay he was working for and where? what was his fake name?
and what the hell is wrong with construction work? beats flashing your bald hotel monickered cho cho to tmz no?

Posted at 12:08AM on Apr 12th 2008 by juli

21. I'm commenting on the use of half, as in half-sister. I hate that half-brother, half-sister crap. With all the blended families, adopted kids, etc, you'd think we would be past the whole lessening of a person's worth by calling them only a half-sibling. It's ignorant.

Posted at 1:48AM on Apr 12th 2008 by Nik

22. Very true, #22 (Nik): Same with using "adopted" every time they describe an adopted child of a celeb. Do we really need "adopted" before Tom and Nicole's kids? or the Jolie-Pitt clan? It's not like it hasn't been publicised to pieces. Not to mention it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out an African or Vietnamese child might not likely have come from the union of 2 Caucasian parents. But, really, I think the press needs to please spell it out for us ignoramus' who might not otherwise been able to figure it out on our own.

Posted at 2:49AM on Apr 12th 2008 by Mariah

23. #12 Justine - IF you looked, those comments were posted within the first 45 minutes when the story posted; it took much longer than that for tmz to rewrite the story to be correct - interesting how the only comment you made was about the first 10 comments correcting tmz - hmmm, you must of been the one on the tmz staff to that non-factual statement in the first place LOL that's the only explanation as to why your comment was so hostile to the first 10 comments... idiot.

Posted at 9:56AM on Apr 12th 2008 by jennifer

24. If only Christian had got to the hospital sooner when he was suffering from the symptoms. He would have been treated for pnuemonia successfully if he had. But he had no health insurance and he wasn't taken to hospital until he was found lying on the floor barely conscience and barely able to breathe by the woman he was living with at the time. Very, very sad.

Posted at 3:22AM on Apr 13th 2008 by Anon

25. he just needed some love and affection

Posted at 2:13PM on Apr 15th 2008 by ashly ackerley

26. he was never the same after the bonnie blakeley episode

Posted at 2:09PM on Apr 15th 2008 by ashly ackerley

27. He wasn't really the same since the Drollet killing and having to endure 5 years in prison. He also had a traumatic childhood, especially when living with his mother.

Posted at 5:15PM on Apr 17th 2008 by anon

28. CB had no love and affection. He had people around him who were only after Marlon's money. Bonnie Lee Bakley was one of them. Deborah "Presley" another and the woman he was living with at the time of his death called Donna who was a known art thief and pandering prostitute.

Posted at 5:22PM on Apr 17th 2008 by ??

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