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Activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who declined Marlon Brando's 1973 The Godfather Best Actor Oscar, dies

The Academy of Motion Pictures announces her death almost two months after it apologised to her for the abuse and backlash she faced for taking to the stage and explaining why an absent Brando could not accept his best actor award for The Godfather in 1973.

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Sacheen Littlefeather death: Activist who rejected Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf dies, aged 75

Native American actor was booed by notable Hollywood stars at 1973 ceremony

The Independent UK

Sacheen Littlefeather, actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s Oscar, dies aged 75

The Indigenous activist died on Sunday, less than two months after the Academy apologised over her treatment at the 1973 Academy Awards

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Sacheen Littlefeather death: Actor who rejected Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf dies aged 75

Native American actor was booed by notable Hollywood stars at 1973 ceremony

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Movie review: ‘Sidney’ celebrates the legendary Poitier

He was the first Black male Academy Award winner. He was the first Black male movie star. For many white people, children included, he was the first Black male actor they loved. It is at first surprising to see Sidney Poitier talk about himself in an existing interview in Reginald…

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Zorba The Greek actress Irene Papas dies after battle with Alzheimer’s disease

Hollywood actress Irene Papas, who gained recognition for films such as Zorba The Greek, has passed away at the age of 96 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease

Daily Mirror

Irene Papas, celebrated Greek actress from 'Zorba' to 'Iphegenia,' has died

Papas catapulted to international fame in such films as Zorba the Greek, Z and The Guns of Navarone. She also earned acclaim for her work in classical Greek plays. She died Wednesday at age 96.

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30 times things went wrong on set

On-set incidents can be hilarious, embarrassing, or just plain dangerous. Charlotte Cripps picks the most memorable

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Michael Hiltzik: Did John Wayne try to assault Sacheen Littlefeather at the 1973 Oscars? Debunking a Hollywood myth

Hollywood loves few things more than retailing myths and legends about itself. Few of these yarns have had a longer life than what happened at the 1973 Academy Awards involving Marlon Brando, John Wayne and a Native American activist named Sacheen Littlefeather.

Los Angeles Times

‘She disappears or goes blank like Garbo’: the enigma of Tilda Swinton

The British actor’s new films show the full spectrum of her capabilities as the most unconventional of Hollywood A-listers

The Guardian - UK

Sacheen Littlefeather: Actor says John Wayne tried to remove her from Oscars stage after political speech

Actor and activist rejected Marlon Brando’s Oscar on his behalf at the 1973 ceremony, which apparently angered Wayne

The Independent UK

Sacheen Littlefeather: Actor says John Wayne tried to remove her from Oscars stage after political speech

Actor and activist rejected Marlon Brando’s Oscar on his behalf at the 1973 ceremony, which apparently angered Wayne

The Independent UK

Film Academy Apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars

Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologized to her for the abuse she endured. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures…

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Sacheen Littlefeather: Actor says John Wayne tried to remove her from Oscars stage after political speech

Actor and activist rejected Marlon Brando’s Oscar on his behalf at the 1973 ceremony, which apparently angered Wayne

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Sacheen Littlefeather: Oscars apologises to Native American woman booed off stage nearly 50 years ago

The actress and activist called out the ‘treatment of American Indians by the film industry’ during her short speech at the 1973 Oscars

The Independent UK

Sacheen Littlefeather responds after Oscars apologise 50 years late over 1973 speech abuse

Former Academy president David Rubin acknowledged ‘the abuse you endured because of this statement’ in a letter of reconciliation to Littlefeather

Bangkok Post

Academy apologises to indigenous star for historic Oscars abuse

LOS ANGELES - Nearly 50 years after she was booed off the Oscars stage for declining Marlon Brando's award on his behalf in protest at the film industry's treatment of Native Americans, Sacheen Littlefeather has received an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group said…

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The Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for her treatment at the 1973 Oscars

In 1973, Sacheen Littlefeather spoke on behalf of Marlon Brando at the Oscars about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films.

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US film academy apologises to Indigenous activist for Oscar abuse

Sacheen Littlefeather endured racism and insults after taking a stand against insulting portrayals of Native Americans.

The Independent UK

Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars

Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologized to her for the abuse she endured

Bangkok Post

It still remains an offer you can't refuse

Francis Ford Coppola's epic film The Godfather has been celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, a frightening thought as I can recall queuing up to see it at a Bangkok cinema all those years ago. It was 1972, in the days long before multiplex cinemas emerged in Bangkok, so when…

Chicago Tribune

‘The Last Movie Stars’ review: HBO’s portrait of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward plays out as some of the most irresistible hours of TV this year

Long before the line “Who are those guys?” became a running gag in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” the public wondered the same thing about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.

The Independent UK

James Caan: Hollywood legend who played Sonny in ‘The Godfather’

James Caan, a Hollywood leading man of the 1970s who memorably displayed his tough-guy screen presence as the trigger-happy Mafioso Sonny Corleone in The Godfather – but who also proved, beyond his macho exterior, a versatile performer of wry expressiveness and unexpected vulnerability – has died aged 82.

Evening Standard

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‘It means so much’: Celebrities share their abortion stories after Roe v Wade

The US Supreme Court ended almost 50 years of constitutional protection for women by overtuning Roe v Wade. Celebrities shared their stories in response.

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