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Three weeks after Sacheen Littlefeather’s passing, a writer has come forward with claims that the celebrated activist and former actress spent her life fraudulently posing as a Native American. Littlefeather died on Oct. 2 of metastasized breast cancer at age 75.

The “Apache” actress and activist wasn’t Native American, say her sisters. And that wasn’t the only thing she lied about. You might not know her name, but you’ve probably seen the video that made her famous. In 1973, actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather took the stage at the Oscars dressed in a beaded buckskin dress in place of Marlon Brando, after he was awarded Best Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in “The Godfather.” Claiming Apache heritage, she spoke eloquently, to a backdrop of boos, of the mistreatment of Native Americans by the film industry and beyond. The...

One of Tinseltown's biggest and most iconic stars was tossed out of a car, beaten and bloodied after a horrifying night when he was threatened with castration and death. He told a friend he was "p***ing blood" and was so traumatised "I sh** my pants." Hollywood, especially in the glorious Golden Age, has been filled with famous feuds and affairs – often connected and often ending very badly. Brando, who died on July 1, and Sinatra were probably fairly typical of leading men in their era, both with voracious sexual appetites (the former notoriously for women and men). However, one...

It still ranks as one of the most dramatic moments in the history of the Oscars. But only now, nearly half a century later, has the Native American actress at the heart of it revealed the devastating aftermath. Sacheen Littlefeather says she was 'blacklisted' by Hollywood and abandoned by Marlon Brando after rejecting the Best Actor award on his behalf in 1973 – a political stunt that was beamed across the world. Littlefeather had been chosen by Brando to walk on stage and decline the Oscar he had been awarded in 1973 for his performance in The Godfather. It was...

Francis Ford Coppola’s stunning vision of “The Heart of Darkness” in all of us remains a classic and compelling Vietnam War epic. Martin Sheen stars as Army Captain Willard, a troubled man sent on a dangerous and mesmerizing odyssey into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade American colonel named Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has succumbed to the horrors of war and barricaded himself in a remote outpost. The IMAX release of Apocalypse Now Final Cut will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX's...

NEW YORK, NY. (THECOUNT) — CNN‘s Anderson Cooper may be expecting a call from his mother today after telling Faye Dunaway, and the world, that his mom, Gloria Vanderbilt, and another woman, “hooked up with” Marlon Brando, once upon a time.

Obama jets off to paradise: Ex-President travels to Marlon Brando's private Polynesian island to unwind (so is this where he and Michelle will write their $60million memoirs?) Obama jets off to paradise: Ex-President travels to Marlon Brando's private Polynesian island to unwind (so is this where he and Michelle will write their $60million memoirs?) Former President Obama landed on the tourist island of Tahiti Wednesday He'll stay at Marlon Brando's privately owned retreat on Tetiaroa for a month He checked into the Brando resort, whose villas boast their own plunge pools and cost between 2,000 euros ($2,150) and 12,300 euros...

I was skimming through YouTube and came across this interesting 1973 chat with Dick Cavett and Marlon Brando: Marlon Brando explains his perspective on acting

Cynthia Lynn, one of the last surviving cast members of the 1965-71 sitcom Hogan's Heroes, died Monday in Los Angeles after suffering from hepatitis, reports Variety. She was 76. Born Zinta Valda Zimilis, in Riga, Latvia – she came to the U.S. with her family after World War II – the attractive blonde played Colonel Klink’s secretary Fraulein Helga, with the braided hair, during the first season before making appearances later in the series' run.

JoAn Corrales walks into Kalama’s Heritage Square Antiques wearing Marlon Brando’s hat. A memento of her 50-year friendship with the late movie star, the leather newsboy’s cap crowns the thick, gray hair that falls in waves to her waist. When she smiles, the years drop from her face, and it’s not hard to imagine the 72-year-old Corrales as a young model rubbing elbows with Hollywood’s elite in the 1950s. Beneath her fringe of bangs, though, her blue eyes are sad. It’s been four-and-a-half years since Brando’s death at age 80, and a little more than a year since his son,...

Fox just announced he died from pneumonia.

IT WAS dark, cramped and run-down, but for nearly half a century it was Marlon Brando’s home. Now his neighbour Jack Nicholson, who paid £3.4m for the house after Brando died two years ago, is planning to demolish it and plant frangipani flowers over the plot. Nicholson, who returned from a holiday in London last week, resolved to “sort out” the estate at 12900 Mulholland Drive. The famous address, on the mountain road overlooking Los Angles, is where Nicholson cared for his friend Brando before his death. The 69-year-old actor has been advised that it would be too expensive to...

A thick new biography of Marlon Brando promises to be the definitive gossip guide to the great actor's life. "Brando Unzipped," by Darwin Porter, claims he covered as much ground on the Kinsey Scale as the bathroom scales. The book says: "From Rock Hudson to Vivien Leigh, from Bette Davis to Cary Grant, Brando slept around, even managing to seduce two of America's First Ladies." The plausibility of that is debatable, but there's a (literally) jaw-dropping scene on page 320, involving Peter Lawford, another actor and "a motor trip to Palm Springs" which you can bet they didn't run by...

The movie "The Godfather" is on right now New York, channel 11 (a local channel, not cable tv) Right now, The Godfather (Marlon Brando) is turning down Sollozo's drug deal. Tells Sonny his brain must be full of mush. Now he calls in Luca Brasi...Tells him to pretend he's not happy with the Corleone family. now commercial Now back from commercial Mike is christmas shopping with girlfriend Kay. Luca is putting on his bullet proof vest fredo to get the car, paulies sick Luca goes swimming.....

LOS ANGELES - James Caan and Robert Duvall have joined the late Marlon Brando in providing voice acting and likenesses for Electronic Arts' "The Godfather" video game. Caan and Duvall, who reprise their respective roles as Sonny Corleone and consigliere Tom Hagen from the film, also were involved in the development of the game and are scheduled to attend its premiere unveiling of the game in New York's Little Italy on Feb. 10. The video game, which draws inspiration from both Mario Puzo's book and Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 movie, is scheduled for release in the fall. Before his death...

Marlon Brando's former business manager filed a $US3.5 million ($A4.5 million) claim against the Oscar-winning actor's estate last week, alleging he had sexually harassed her throughout her employment and also breached their contract when he removed her as a co-executor of his will just days before his death.The claim, submitted by attorneys for Jo An Corrales of Kalama, Washington, states that Brando "caused a hostile work environment due to his continuous acts of sexual harassment" towards Corrales and that the harassment continued throughout the course of her employment, which began in December 2000 and ended around March 8 this year.No...

MARLON BRANDO's remains were mingled with those of Wally Cox, his longtime friend and rumored lover, and then scattered over Death Valley. It seems Brando kept Cox's ashes around since he died in 1973. Cox, who was once Brando's roommate, wasn't Brando's only strange acquaintance. His son, Miko, tells the Los Angeles Times his screen-icon dad was also a frequent guest at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch. ``The last time my father left his house to go anywhere, it was with Michael,'' Miko said. We shudder to imagine. . . .

MIDI - THE GODFATHER Hey, Mr. Brando, you were in Cambodia I had been there, but too bad I did not see 'ya May I call you from time to time With all your knowledge your advice would be sublime I promise I'm watching my quips To diss you means apocalypse Hey, Mr. Brando, there are Contras running 'round Tell me what I should do to drive them in the ground May I call you from time to time With all your knowledge your advice would be sublime (musical interlude) I promise I'm watching my quips To diss you...

Marlon Brando may have possessed the greatest talent of any American actor of the past 100 years, but for most of his career, he wasted that talent. Charley Malloy: Look, kid, I -- how much you weigh, son? When you weighed one hundred and sixty-eight pounds you were beautiful. You coulda been another Billy Conn, and that skunk we got you for a manager, he brought you along too fast. Terry Malloy: It wasn't him, Charley, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and you said, "Kid, this ain't your night....

 The death of the legendary actor Marlon Brando brings to mind an incident that tarred his reputation for years afterward and that serves to illustrate how certain Jewish organizations and their self-serving “spokesmen” risk trivializing the entire issue of anti-Semitism. In an appearance on CNN’s “Larry King Live” in April 1996, Brando started out praising Jews for their contribu tions to civilization, only to be reminded by King that he had some criticism as well. In fact, King badgered Brando for negative comments, leading the actor to blurt out at one point, “See, you are rushing me, I can’t...