Sacheen Littlefeather, the activist who made national news in 1973 when she refused to accept Marlon Brando’s Oscar for The Godfather, has died. The news was announced by the Academy of Motion Pictures and comes after a battle with breast cancer. Littlefeather was 75 years old. In 1973, Brando boycotted the Academy Awards in order … Read more
La militante amérindienne Sacheen Littlefeather était montée sur scène à la demande de Marlon Brando pour parler des Amérindiens et avait été huée. Sacheen Littlefeather, la militante amérindienne des droits civiques qui a refusé l’Oscar du meilleur acteur de Marlon Brando en 1973, a évoqué cette fameuse nuit et les récentes excuses de l’Academy of … Read more
Wearing a suede dress, moccasins and long black hair pulled up into two ponytails, on March 27, 1973 a young woman with a sweet voice took the stage of the 45th Academy Awards. Without haste or excitement, the stranger turns to the Hollywood audience: «Good evening. My name is Sacheen Littlefeather. I am Apache and … Read more