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Coroner rules Brando’s son died of pneumonia

Christian Brando died in January at a hospital in Los Angeles

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updated 8:28 p.m. ET April 11, 2008

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office says Christian Brando died of pneumonia.

The coroner’s office released autopsy results on Friday.

The eldest son of the late actor Marlon Brando, Christian died in January at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 49.

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Christian Brando’s mother, actress Anna Kashfi, divorced Marlon Brando after a year.

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