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Oct 5, 2022 · In 1973, Sacheen Littlefeather caused a national stir when she refused Marlon Brando’s Oscar for Best Actor in 'The Godfather.' Nearly 50 years later, the activist received a long overdue ...
Actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather’s career was forever changed in 1973, when she used what would have been Marlon Brando’s Oscar acceptance speech to call out the treatment of Native Americans and their depiction in Hollywood. In 2022, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologized for how she was treated after her ...
Sacheen Littlefeather on stage at AMPAS Presents An Evening with Sacheen Littlefeather at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on September 17, 2022 in... From left, Aurora Mamea, Jonathan Lucero and Sacheen Littlefeather attend a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Native American...
Oct 3, 2022 · Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American activist who declined Marlon Brando's Oscar for The Godfather on his behalf in 1973, has died aged 75. The actress, who had breast cancer, died on Sunday ...
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Oct 29, 2022 · The actress, who died Oct. 2, became famous for a protest at the 1973 Oscars. Now a researcher and Littlefeather’s own sisters dispute her claims that she was Native American. Her defenders say ...
Oct 3, 2022 · Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress and activist who made history when she declined the Best Actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, has died at the age of 75.
