Anonymous ID: b8133f Oct. 31, 2024, 12:14 p.m. No.21870956   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>0980

The Actor Who Starred In The Commercial, Iron Eyes Cody, Was Italian American, Not Native American

 

Adding to the campaign's artifice is the fact that the actor who played the Crying Indian was, in fact, an Italian American born Espera Oscar DeCorti. An established Hollywood actor who portrayed Native Americans in westerns, DeCorti adopted the name Iron Eyes Cody, wore a wig, and donned Native American costuming.

 

DeCorti "passed" as Native American on and off screen, appearing in public as Iron Eyes Cody. The use of a non-Native actor shows that KAB did not care about investing in the truth; it was interested in using the visual symbol of a crying Native American man to protect its interests. Even the tear on DeCorti's cheek was fake. The effect was created with the help of glycerin.

 

https://www.ranker.com/list/crying-indian-commercial-true-story/megan-summers

 

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