Over the years, cereal manufacturers and other companies have included collector cards in packets to encourage buyers to continue to buy their product.
Additionally, early cigarette packet included cards featuring sportsmen and other images. This card was available in packets of Weeties, Crispies &/or Vita-brits and is dated to about 1954/55.
Card #30 of a series of 30, this card of Marlon Brando has the following information on the rear.
Real name Marlon Brando. Born omaha, Nebraska, April 3, 1924; height 5'10"; weight 170 pounds; eyes grey; hair brown. Brando won acclaim for his role as Stanley Kowalski in the Broadway production of "A Streetcar named Desire." he made his film debut in "The Men" in 1950 and followed in the film version of "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Viva Zapota!" "Julius Ceasar," "The Wild One," "On The Waterfront" and will be seen shortly as Napoleon Bonapart in 20th Century-Fox's CinemaScope drama, "Desiree." He has been nominated three times in succession as Best Actor of the Year at the annual Academy Awards ' 1951, 1952 & 1953.
Condition -
Some tiny marks on the front & back, bumped/worn corners, otherwise nice.
