Sacheen Littlefeather
publication date: Monday, October 10, 2022 (part of Fall 2022)
category: 
Activism
clue: Shortly before her recent passing, the Academy apologized to this one-time Alcatraz occupier for the criticism that she had to endure on behalf of Marlon Brando
explanation: Brando asked Littlefeather, then a struggling actress and civil rights activist, to accept the 1972 Best Actor Oscar on his behalf in protest of the film industry's treatment of Native Americans, leading to her being booed, criticized, and blacklisted. The Academy sent her a letter of apology in June 2022. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates
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