Hugs and condolences to fans, friends and colleagues of Sacheen Littlefeather, the proxy who famously rejected Marlon Brando’s Best Actor Oscar at the 1973 Oscar ceremony — the brooding actor’s response to the film industry’s historically demeaning depictions of Native Americans.
The cancer-afflicted Native American activist passed yesterday (10.2) at age 75. She departed only 15 days after a special Academy tribute on 9.17 that offered apologies for the dismissive treatment Littlefeather received in the wake of her 49-year-old Oscar appearance.
