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Sacheen Littlefeather was an American actress and activist for Native American civil rights. She declined the Oscar for Marlon Brando in 1973, but her Native American heritage was disputed after her death in 2022.
Oct 3, 2022 · Sacheen Littlefeather, the Apache activist and actress who refused to accept the best actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando at the 1973 Oscars, drawing jeers onstage in an...
Oct 3, 2022 · The Native American actress and activist, who declined Marlon Brando's Oscar for The Godfather in 1973 to protest against the film industry and the Wounded Knee protests, has passed away. She faced decades of harassment and was honoured by the Academy last month.
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.
Oct 3, 2022 · Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress and activist who declined Marlon Brando's best actor Oscar in 1973, has died, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
Oct 3, 2022 · Sacheen Littlefeather, the actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Academy Award for “The Godfather” on his behalf in an indelible protest of how Native Americans had been portrayed on screen, has died at 75.
Oct 3, 2022 · Sacheen Littlefeather, an Indigenous US civil rights activist who campaigned against the mistreatment of Native Americans in the movie industry, has died at 75.