The actress was booed at the Academy Awards in 1973 after she refused the best actor award on Marlon Brando’s behalf in protest of Hollywood’s depictions of Native Americans.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper, Dies at 59
Other hits by Coolio, who won a Grammy for “Gangsta’s Paradise” in the mid-1990s, included “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New)” and “C U When U Get There.”
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Bill Plante, CBS News’s Man at the White House, Dies at 84
He covered four presidencies in a 52-year career and never worried about “offending those in power in pursuit of answers,” one former White House press secretary said.
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Rita Gardner, an Original ‘Fantasticks’ Star, Is Dead at 87
In 1960 she originated the lone female role in an Off Broadway show that became part of theater history thanks to a record-setting run.
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Jim Florio, New Jersey Governor Undone by Tax Hike, Dies at 85
A Democrat, he had successes on gun control, the environment and property-tax relief, but after raising income and sales taxes, he lost a bid for re-election.