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. The Academy of ...

NEW YORK -- Sacheen Littlefeather had only 60 seconds to speak at the 1973 Academy Awards. In her brief speech, she refused the Oscar for best actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, faced a mixture of loud ...

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American activist who famously turned down Marlon Brando's Academy Award on his behalf in 1973, has died. She was 75. The activist is best known for her role in the ...

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American activist who declined Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar for him in a memorable 1973 speech, passed away on Sunday. She was 75 years old. Littlefeather died at ...

The post Sacheen Littlefeather, Who Stood in for Marlon Brando at 1973 Oscars, Dead at 75 appeared first on Consequence. Sacheen Littlefeather, who endured racist mockery and threats of arrest and ...

Sacheen Littlefeather, who gave a speech for Marlon Brando's Oscar at the 1973 Academy Awards, has died. Getty Images Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather — who cemented her place in history ...

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The Academy initially issued that apology by letter shortly after the Native American activist spoke to LAist Studios for the podcast And The Oscar Goes Too.... earlier this year. In that far-reaching ...

The Academy of Arts and Sciences is apologizing to indigenous activist Sacheen Littlefeather for the treatment she endured during and after refusing the “Godfather” best actor Oscar on behalf of ...

WASHINGTON — Sacheen Littlefeather, known for taking the stage at the 1973 Academy Awards on behalf of Marlon Brando, has died at age 75. The Academy confirmed Littlefeather's death on Twitter on ...

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 Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans, ...