I Know What's in Richard Burton's Case, But What About Marlon Brando's Case?<br /> by [[Robert Messenger]] in oz.Typewriter<br /> accessed on 2026-10-30T17:34:08

Richard Burton had a red Olivetti Valentine with a Cymru flag sticker on it. <br />

Marlon Brando travelling in August 1953 with what appears to be a Smith-Corona portable typewriter.

Orson Welles with an Underwood Noiseless, a Royal Standard, an Underwood four bank, and a Lexikon 80E Electric. <br />

<br /> —via https://www.latercera.com/culto/2021/04/28/40-anos-de-cronica-de-una-muerte-anunciada-la-novela-que-garcia-marquez-consideraba-su-mejor-libro/<br /> Photo of Gabriel García Márquez in front of a standard typewriter with the brand name Underwood on the back.

Not included in Richard Polt's collection of typers as of 2026-09-19

This article has a variation of the same photo credited as "El escritor colombiano y premio Nobel Gabriel García Márquez / Foto: archivo Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia"

Profile photo of Gabriel García Márquez at a 1970's version of a cartridge-based Smith-Corona electric typewriter. <br /> Potential variations of this typewriter are already in Richard Polt's collection of typers, but this particular photo is not as of 2026-09-19.

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