PEOPLEWATCH

And Now, the Book: Marlon Brando, who has rarely granted interviews and for years has shunned publishers seeking his life story, will finally write his autobiography for Random House, which won the world rights with a seven-figure sum. Random House publisher Harry Evans promises the book “will be Brando in his own voice--unfiltered . . . frank, candid and insightful about all aspects of his life.” Brando, in a written statement, said that while in the past he felt such an undertaking “would be of doubtful use to anyone and perhaps presumptuous . . . recent events in my life have convinced me of the usefulness of retracing my steps.” After the autobiography, Brando and Random House might also collaborate on a major history of American Indians.