Hollywood's most famous Serb's legacy in the Yugoslav Film Archive

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The opening was attended by the Minister of Culture Ivan Tasovac and Malden's friend of 50 years, producer Dan Tana, and the actor's granddaughter Emily Dorner, thanks to whom the exhibit was set up at 1 Uzun Mirkova St in Belgrade.

Among the the objects handed over to the YFA by Dorner are a Marlon Brando-signed letter and Malden's hat worn in the popular show The Streets of San Francisco. Malden's Oscar statue, won in 1952 for the best supporting role in Elia Kazan's A Streetcar Named Desire should be displayed at the Museum next year.

Malden was born on March 22, 1912, in Chicago. His father was an emigrant from Herzegovina and his mother was Czech. He started his career in theaters and made his film debut in 1940. He appeared in over 70 movies in his career and received several Oscar nominations.

He became part of the Yugoslav and Serbian film history with his role in Goran Paskaljevic's Suton from 1982, where his character was named Marko Sekulovic.

Malden received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2004 and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died on July 1, 2009.