Sacheen Littlefeather dies aged 75 – actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s Oscar has died
The Guardian says Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American activist who famously declined Marlon Brando’s Oscar for The Godfather, has died aged 75, the Academy of Motion Pictures announced on Sunday.
Littlefeather had been suffering from breast cancer.
The Academy announced her death in a tweet on Sunday night. The Hollywood Reporter cited a statement from her caretaker that said she died at noon on Sunday at her home in the Northern California city of Novato, surrounded by her loved ones.