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Sacheen Littlefeather Says 1973 John Wayne Incident Was 'Most Violent Moment' in Oscars History In June, the Indigenous actress and activist received an apology letter from then-Academy president ...
Late actress Sacheen Littlefeather — known for declining Marlon Brando's Oscar at the 1973 Oscars — shouldn't be part of Sunday's Oscars' In Memoriam, her sisters say, because she was a "liar ...
More than 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather made Oscar history, her family is firing back at new claims that she really was Native American after all. Skip to Main Content.
'It is a fraud': Sisters of Sacheen Littlefeather reveal she was NOT Native American and her biological father was Mexican - activist famously took the stage to decline Marlon Brando's Oscar in ...
Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress who famously declined Marlon Brandon's best actor Oscar in 1973, has died. She was 75. News of Littlefeather's death was shared by the official ...
Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather -- who cemented her place in history when she declined actor Marlon Brando's Oscar at the 1973 Academy Awards -- died at age 75 Sunday.
Sacheen Littlefeather was giddy as she hung up the phone in her San Francisco apartment in March of 1973. The caller was Marlon Brando, she told her younger sister, Trudy Orlandi, ...
Sacheen Littlefeather addressing the 45th Academy Awards in October 1973, declining Marlon Brando's Oscar for best actor on his behalf. She wore a buckskin dress and moccasins.
Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American activist Marlon Brando sent to the 1973 Academy Awards to decline the lead actor Oscar he won for “The Godfather,” died Sunday at age 75.
Academy Apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for Her Mistreatment at the 1973 Oscars (Exclusive) Nearly 50 years after suffering harassment and discrimination for protesting Native American ...
Sacheen Littlefeather famously declined the best actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando at the 1973 Academy Awards. In her speech, she spoke out against Hollywood's treatment of Native Americans.
Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American activist who famously appeared on behalf of Marlon Brando at the 45th Academy Awards in 1973 and refused to accept his award, died at 75 on Sunday from ...