Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American who declined Oscar for Brando, dies at 75, Academy says

LOS ANGELES — Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American activist who refused an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, has died, solely months after the Academy issued an apology for the way she was handled throughout the incident.

Brando received the perfect actor Oscar in 1973 for his function in “The Godfather.” However he skipped the ceremony, as an alternative asking Littlefeather to seem on stage to refuse the award on his behalf, in protest of how Native People have been handled by Hollywood.

She acquired backlash from different Academy members, with some booing throughout the ceremony, and he or she mentioned John Wayne even needed to be restrained from charging at her on stage.

The Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences on Sunday introduced her loss of life at 75 however didn’t present further particulars.

Practically 50 years later, this summer season the Academy formally apologized to Littlefeather for her mistreatment throughout the speech and within the years that adopted.

“The abuse you endured due to this assertion was unwarranted and unjustified,” former Academy president David Rubin wrote in a letter to Littlefeather.

“The emotional burden you may have lived by and the fee to your personal profession in our trade are irreparable. For too lengthy the braveness you confirmed has been unacknowledged. For this, we provide each our deepest apologies and our honest admiration.”