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Sacheen Littlefeather, Actress Who Declined The Oscar On Behalf Of Marlon Brando, Passes Away
Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American actress and activist, has died aged 75, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Sunday. Littlefeather gained prominence in 1973 at the first ever live-broadcast Oscar Awards ceremony by refusing to accept, on behalf of Marlon Brando, the Best Actor Oscar for The Godfather.
The announcement was made over Twitter with the Academy sharing a quote from Littlefeather that read, "When I am gone, always be reminded that whenever you stand for your truth, you will be keeping my voice and the voices of our nations and our people alive."
Photo courtesy: The Academy
Sacheen Littlefeather's Oscar protest
The actress pulled off the protest after being asked by Brando himself to decline the award in order to shine a light on the treatment of Native Americans by the film industry.
Littlefeather, who had Apache and Yaqui heritage, was booed and heckled by some in the audience and later said that John Wayne, famous for his performances in Western movies, had to be restrained as she left the stage to stop him from assaulting her.
Following her protest, she found it difficult to get work in Hollywood.
The Academy held a ceremony at its Los Angeles museum just two weeks ago in honour of Littlefeather after offering her a public apology some five decades after the incident.
"I went up there, like a proud Indian woman with dignity, with courage, with grace, and with humility," she said at the ceremony, adding that "It's never too late for an apology, it's never too late for forgiveness."
Edited by: Kieran Burke
Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American civil rights activist who famously declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Best Actor Academy Award, dies at 75. pic.twitter.com/OlpsoItlCw
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) October 3, 2022
Source: DW
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