Sacheen Littlefeather, actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s Oscar, dies aged 75
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#64A92)
The Native American activist died on Sunday, less than two months after the Academy apologised over her treatment at the 1973 Academy Awards
Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American activist who famously declined Marlon Brando's Oscar for The Godfather, has died aged 75, the Academy of Motion Pictures announced on Sunday.
Littlefeather had been suffering from breast cancer.
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