WHEN MARLON BRANDO REFUSED AN OsCAR
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The Oscars are the Everest of Hollywood, a sign of the ultimate cinematic glory. However, not every winner is overwhelmed
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Katharine Hepburn never went to the Oscars to collect her 4 four awards in person - she did keep her trophies, though
Screenwriter Dudley Nichols refused his Oscar for 'The Informer' in 1935 although he did eventually accept it many years later
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Two winners, however, rejected their Oscars outright. In 1971, George C Scott refused his Best Actor award for 'Patton'
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Mr Scott had said for years he wouldn't accept an Oscar. The most dramatic refusal, however, came from Marlon Brando
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Brando, who previously won an Oscar for 'On The Waterfront,' won again for 'The Godfather' in 1972
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Brando, a noted social activist, sent a Native American actress named Sacheen Littlefeather to the Oscars in his place
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Sacheen announced that Brando was refusing his Oscar as protest against government action against Native Americans
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