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. She was 75.
The Native American activist, who famously declined Marlon Brando's 1973 lead actor Oscar, died Sunday at 75, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Sacheen Littlefeather famously refused to accept the Oscar for best actor on behalf of Marlon Brando in 1973. Her death came just weeks after the academy apologized for the abuse she endured.
Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American activist and actress who delivered a speech declining an Oscar win on behalf of Marlon Brando in 1973, has passed away at the age of 75.
Sacheen Littlefeather, who was booed on stage at the 1973 Oscar's refusing an award on behalf of Marlon Brando, has died at 75, according to the Academy.
The actress was booed at the Academy Awards in 1973 after she refused the best actor award on Marlon Brando’s behalf in protest of Hollywood’s depictions of Native Americans.
In 1973, Littlefeather provided one of the most dramatic moments in Oscar history: Offering Brando's regrets for refusing the award because of Hollywood's treatment and portrayal of Native Americans.
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.
Sacheen Littlefeather, the Apache activist who was best known for declining Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar in 1973 over treatment of Native Americans, died at the age of 75 on Sunday.
The motion pictures academy recently apologized to the Native American civil rights activist for the way she was treated since rejecting the award on Brando's behalf in 1973.
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