On March 23, 1973, actress and activist Little Feather took the stage to turn down the Oscar bestowed on Marlon Brando, but was showered with insults
Published on: 03-10-2022 20:58
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Small spring, at the registry office Things LittlefeatherShe died at 75. In 1973, she became famous for turning down the Oscar for Marlon Brando. The actor had been recognized for his performance in the film The Godfather, but in protest Brando sent Little Feather on stage to read a speech condemning the abuse of Native Americans.
Who is Little Feather, Native American activist and actress?
Born as Marie Louise Cruz, Piccola Piuma died on Sunday October 2nd at her home in Novato, California, due to breast and right lung cancer. Activist and actress, her career was inexorably shaped by the events of the Academy Awards on March 23, 1973.
This year, the Academy had awarded the prize for the best actor Marlon Brando, Don Vito Corleone in the film The Godfather. The actor, surprising the millions of connected viewers, sent Little Feather, then 26 years old, onto the stage, who dressed in traditional attire, declined the award on behalf of the famous actor.
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The rejection of the Oscar on behalf of Marlo Brando
Sacheen Littlefeather attempted to read the lengthy speech against the mistreatment of Native Americans, but the organization only gave her one minute. In fact, Brando’s protest was directed at the way the US film industry treats American Indians.
But Little Feather could not read the speech: she was booed, insulted, and left the stage in an atmosphere of apparent and unwarranted hostility.
“I regret that Marlon Brando cannot accept this lavish award because of the way Native Americans are treated by the United States today. It is with regret that he cannot accept this very generous award because of the way Native Americans are treated today by the film industry, on television and in film reruns, and because of injured knee (where the police clashed with the natives, ed.)’ managed to get Little Feather to get off the stage.
Marlon Brando in a scene from The Godfather
The Academy’s Apology to Little Pium (50 Years Later)
A real blot on the Academy, which formally apologized to Little Feather last August.
50 years later Hollywood He had realized that he had made a mistake towards the young woman, but she was so scarred by this episode that her acting career never took off.
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“The abuse you suffered was unjustified and still is unjustified,” David Rubin, former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, wrote in a letter to Little Feather a few days ago.
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