Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American activist who declined Marlon Brando's Oscar, dies at 75


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Sacheen Littlefeather appears at the Academy Awards ceremony to announce that Marlon Brando was declining his Oscar as best actor for his role in 'The Godfather', on March 27, 1973. Photo: AP

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress who famously declined Marlon Brandon's best actor Oscar in 1973, has died. She was 75.

News of Littlefeather's death was shared by the official Twitter account for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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