ROSS SIMPSON

On September 19, 1957, the United States detonated a 1.7-
kiloton nuclear weapon in an underground tunnel at the
Nevada Test Site, a 1,375-square-mile research center
located 65 miles north of Las Vegas. 
 

The test, known as Rainier, was the first fully contained
underground detonation and produced no radioactive
fallout. A modified W-25 warhead weighing 218 pounds
and measuring 25.7 inches in diameter and 17.4 inches
in length was used for the test.

Rainier was part of a series of 29 nuclear weapons and
nuclear weapons safety tests known as Operation
Plumbbob that were conducted at the NTS between
May 28, 1957, and October 7, 1957.

 
CAMILLE BOHANNON

CAMILLE BOHANNON

Eva Marie Saint and Brando in On the Waterfront (1954).

Brando received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden
Globe Awards, one Cannes Film Festival Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. Brando is credited with being one of the
first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting and method
acting to mainstream audiences.

Brando died of respiratory failure from pulmonary fibrosis with congestive heart failure at the UCLA Medical Center. The cause
of death was initially withheld, with his lawyer citing privacy
concerns. He also suffered from diabetes and liver cancer.