Sacheen Littlefeather Refuses Marlon Brando's Academy Award

At the 1973 Academy Awards, Sacheen Littlefeather (born Marie Louise Cruz, 1946 - 2022) refuses the Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando who won for his role in The Godfather. She carries a letter from Brando in which he explains he refused the award in protest of American treatment of the Native Americans.

Sacheen Littlefeather Refuses Marlon Brando's Academy Award
At the 1973 Academy Awards, Sacheen Littlefeather (born Marie Louise Cruz, 1946 - 2022) refuses the Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando who won for his role in The Godfather. She carries a letter from Brando in which he explains he refused the award in protest of American treatment of the Native Americans.
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