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Category: Sacheen Littlefeather

August 18, 2022August 23, 2022

Hollywood apologizes

From yesterday’s New York Times: “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather, an Apache and Yaqui actress and activist who was booed onstage at the Oscars in 1973 after she refused the best actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando.”Read Rich’s Post →

by Rich WandschneiderBobbie Conner, John Wayne, Marlon Brando, pope francis, Sacheen LittlefeatherLeave a comment
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