Sacheen Littlefeather Cause Of Death BBC
Sacheen Cruz Littlefeather was born Marie Louise Cruz on November 14, 1946, in Salinas, California. Her mother, Geraldine Marie Barnitz (1923–2009), was a leather stamper of French, German, and Dutch descent born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. After the Academy Award speech, Littlefeather went on to work in hospice care. She continued to work…
Sacheen Cruz Littlefeather was born Marie Louise Cruz on November 14, 1946, in Salinas, California. Her mother, Geraldine Marie Barnitz (1923–2009), was a leather stamper of French, German, and Dutch descent born and raised in Santa Barbara, California.
After the Academy Award speech, Littlefeather went on to work in hospice care. She continued to work in activism for a number of health-related and Native American issues and produced films about Native Americans. In June 2022, the Academy sent Littlefeather a statement of apology, which was read in full at An Evening with Sacheen Littlefeather on September 17.
Sacheen Littlefeather Cause Of Death BBC
Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American activist who declined Marlon Brando’s Oscar for The Godfather on his behalf in 1973, has died aged 75. The actress, who had breast cancer, died on Sunday, the Academy announced. Her death comes two weeks after the organization honoured her at a ceremony in Los Angeles, publicly apologizing for her treatment at the Oscars. Littlefeather, of Apache and Yaqui heritage, was booed while speaking on stage at the event 50 years ago.
Littlefeather featured in films like The Trial of Billy Jack, Johnny Firecloud, and Counselor at Crime, but said she returned to San Francisco after being blacklisted by the industry, to continue her activism and work in health care and the theatre.
