Dr. Jordan B Peterson is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist, a public speaker, and a creator of Self Authoring. Dr. Jordan B Peterson is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist, a public speaker, and a creator of Self Authoring. Home Books
The man who made offers others couldn't refuse once refused the movie industry's heftiest honor. On March 5, 1973, Marlon Brando declined the Academy Award for Best Actor for his gut-wrenching performance as Vito Corleone in The Godfather â for a very unexpected reason. Here's how it went down.
The evidence suggests that Marlon Brando was sincere in declining his Oscar to protest the mistreatment of Native Americans. According to Sherry L. Smith's Hippies, Indians, and the Fight for Red Power, Marlon Brando had been involved in doing advocacy work for Native Americans for about ten years before he refused to accept his Academy Award.