Sacheen Littlefeather dead at 75 – Native American actress who famously declined Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf dies

Sacheen Littlefeather handed away on Sunday on the age of 75.

The Native American actress, who famously declined an Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf, died in her house on Sunday.

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The Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences revealed the information on Sunday, tweeting: “Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American civil rights activist who famously declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Greatest Actor Academy Award, dies at 75.”

Included within the tweet was a photograph of the actress and one in all her quotes.

The quote learn: “When I’m gone, at all times be reminded that everytime you stand on your reality, you’ll be preserving my voice and the voices of our nations and other people alive.

“I stay Sacheen Littlefeather. Thank You.”

The Native American actress and activist handed away in her house in Novato, California, at midday Sunday, in keeping with Hollywood Reporter.

Littlefeather’s loss of life comes greater than 4 years after she was identified with stage 4 breast most cancers, which lately metastasized.

In accordance with 4Uetc, when Littlefeather stood on stage to show down Brando’s award for The Godfather, she stated: “He very regretfully can’t settle for this very beneficiant award.

“And the explanations for this being are the remedy of American Indians at this time by the movie trade.

“And on tv in film re-runs, and in addition with current happenings at Wounded Knee.”

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