Brando Rejects Oscar as Cabaret Dominates Wins
Marlon Brando refused the best actor Oscar for The Godfather sending Sacheen Littlefeather to speak for him citing mistreatment of American Indians by film and television and events at Wounded Knee. Cabaret swept eight awards including best actress Liza Minnelli and best director Bob Fosse.
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Hollywood
Marlon Brando
Brando
Motion Picture Academy
Los Angeles Music Center
Liza Minnelli
Germany
Sacheen Littlefeather
Wounded Knee
S.D
Miss Minnelli
Judy Garland
Bob Fosse
Eileen Heckart
Luis Bunuel
Miss Littlefeather
Interior Dept Creates Arts and Cultural Affairs Office
Secretary Rogers Morton names Pamela Coe assistant to the secretary and director of cultural affairs. She will serve as his representative coordinating arts programs across the department including National Capital Parks Wolf Trap Kennedy Center Ford’s Theater Carter Barron Sylvan Theater and related arts initiatives.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Rogers C.B. Morton
Pamela Coe
Arts
Interior
Morton
Miss Coe
National Capital Parks
Wolf Trap Farm Park
Kennedy Center
Ford’s Theater
Carter Barron Amphitheatre
Sylvan Theater
Indian Arts and Crafts
Bureau of Reclamation Arts
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Jerry Buck
Music Hall
Ben Hur
Joel Grey
Liza Minelli
Music Center
Los Angeles
Heckart
Grey
Miss Minelli
James Coburn
Dyan Cannon
Oscar
Albert Ruddy
Clint Eastwood
Ruddy
Interior Department