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Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologized to her for the abuse she endured.The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Monday said that it will host Littlefeather, now 75, for an evening of 'conversation, healing and celebration' on September 17.When Brando won best actor for The Godfather, Littlefeather, wearing buckskin dress and moccasins, took the stage, becoming the first Native American woman ever to do so at the Academy Awards.  The latest: Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologized to her for the abuse she endured. She was snapped at the Oscars in LA on March 27, 1973 In a 60-second speech, she explained that Brando could not accept the award due to 'the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry.'Some in the audience booed her.

The Academy has finally apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather.

John Wayne rose to prominence as an American actor and filmmaker who became a popular icon through his starring roles during the "Hollywood Golden Age".The three-time married actor is especially known for his appearances in Western and war films, his career having flourished from the silent era of the 1920s through the American New Wave that began in the mid-Sixties.In total, Wayne — whose real name was Marion Robert Morrison — starred in 179 film and television productions.In the legend's real life, the actor had a tumultuous love life, most notably with his second wife Esperanza Baur, who assumed he had been having an extramarital affair.Esperanza was a former Mexican actress and the second of John’s three marriages, who had believed her husband was seeing actress Gail Russell.Both actors denied having an affair despite the accusation.John and Gail filmed the 1946 film, Angel and the Badman, where the pair were involved in love scenes during the movie.The actor's other half was unimpressed and later accused the actor of having an affair.According to the Outsider, following a wrap party for the film, John arrived back at his estate late.But an allegedly intoxicated Esperanza had waited to catch her husband.As the actor walked through the door, she attempted to shoot him.Despite the drama, the couple remarkably stayed married for almost seven more years before they eventually divorced.The Hollywood actor tied the knot with Esperanza in 1946 but the couple called it quits with a high-profile divorce in 1954.John was first married to his wife Josephine Wayne after the pair tied the knot in 1933 but they called it quits 12 years later.James May 'hospitalised with broken rib as stunt goes horribly wrong'[LATEST]Nigella

Roger E. Mosley, best known as the helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin in the CBS television series Magnum P.I., died early Sunday morning. No cause of death was given.

Lady Gaga has officially kicked off ‘The Chromatica Ball’, premiering her new stage show to over 54,000 fans at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany tonight (July 17).It comes after a lengthy string of delays were imposed on the tour, which initially scheduled to begin in 2020 before being postponed to last July, and then again to this month. The final run of dates was locked in back in March.Gaga performed 20 songs on at the first ‘Chromatica Ball’ show, including nine from the album it comes in support of (which landed back in May of 2020). Six of those were live debuts: in addition to singles ‘Stupid Love’, ‘Rain On Me’ and ‘911’, Gaga performed ‘Alice’, ‘Replay’, ‘Sour Candy’, ‘Babylon’, ‘Free Woman’ and ‘Enigma’ for the first time ever.The latter two songs featured extended outros, according to setlist.fm, while ‘911’ was performed with an extended intro, and both ‘Babylon’ and ‘Stupid Love’ were extended in different ways.Additionally, Gaga performed her 2009 hit ‘Monster’ for the first time in eight years – having last squeezed it into her set in April of 2014 – and incorporated elements of ‘John Wayne’ (from 2016’s ‘Joanne’ album) into a performance of ‘LoveGame’ (from her 2008 debut, ‘The Fame’).

who died Thursday at age 82, knows the Bronx-born legend as Axel Freed in “The Gambler” (1974), or the unlucky author in “Misery” (1990). But, you won’t find those widely-celebrated films on this list of underrated (and sometimes downright obscure or strange) Caan movies, starting all the way at the tail end of the black and white era.

The late, great James Caan, who died today, had a career that spanned 55 years and included classic films such as Howard Hawks’ El Dorado, Michael Mann’s Thief, Rob Reiner’s Misery, Jon Favreau’s Elf and, of course, Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece, The Godfather.

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JUST IN: Jane Fonda says 'competitive' Katharine Hepburn 'didn't like' herShe continued: "She did not like me. She once told [writer] Dominick Dunne that I didn't have a soul. "Though the pair failed to engage in a more meaningful way, Hepburn herself noted that she would be seen as different from others when fellow actors, and the public, met her for the first time.

JUST IN: Gregory Peck worked for free to help 600,000 people after family deathBarbara's influence was significant over Sinatra, particularly when it came to her charity work. This was detailed by Marcia Newberger, who co-authored Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood in 2017. She described how Anne Douglas, wife of actor Kirk, was approached by Barbara to "help her build a home for abused children".

John Wayne's death is just a few days away on June 11, 2022. The iconic American actor wowed audiences around the world for decades.

John Wayne - otherwise known as The Duke - was a Hollywood icon. He starred in over 70 films and even won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1970 for True Grit.

John Wayne - otherwise known as The Duke - was a Hollywood legend. He starred in over 70 films and even won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1970 for True Grit.

JUST IN: John Wayne's feud with Chris Mitchum who desperately to reconcileBurtt added: "I had found some loop lines in the trash from the studio that had been thrown away. "So the buzzing was triggered by some dialogue like, 'All right, what are you doin' in this town', or something like that. "While the use of his voice was minimal, some film aficionados consider it Wayne's final role in cinema.

John Wayne played another tough cop in 1975 action thriller, Brannigan, opposite Richard Attenborough. Set in London, the movie saw Duke's Chicago detective Lieutenant Jim Brannigan organise the extradition of an American mobster, who is kidnapped and held to random. The 67-year-old star had been suffering from major health problems for years, having had a cancerous lung removed a decade prior.

Coronation Street star Sally Ann Matthews was among the thousands taking part in the Great Manchester Run on Sunday - and was preparing to head straight back to the soap for filming on Monday after a break from playing Jenny Connor. And she said soap fans might spot a rather "painful" looking return for Jenny after Sally's running heroics.

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DON'T MISSThe War Wagon: John Wayne was 'furious' with Kirk Douglas [THE WAR WAGON]John Wayne restrained by six guards during Marlon Brando Oscar win [OSCARS]John Wayne: Ann-Margret's precious memories from The Train Robbers [ANN-MARGRET]During a break from filming on the Rio Lobo shoot, Wayne headed back to Hollywood to collect his first and only Best Actor Oscar after starring as Rooster Cogburn in 1969's True Grit. According to Randy Roberts' John Wayne: American: "[Duke] stepped out, laughed uproariously at first, and then settled down into a teary-eyed smile.