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    Was Iron Eyes Cody really a Native American or was he pretending to be a Native American?

    Question #102992. Asked by Bronxiteone. (Feb 14 09 10:14 AM)


    BRY2K

    		He was pretending. Cody was not actually of Native American ancestry, but Italian.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_America_Beautiful

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eyes_Cody

    Feb 14 09, 10:26 AM
    McFlyFave

    		That “crying Indian” as he would later sometimes be referred to, was Iron Eyes Cody, an actor throughout his life claimed to be of Cherokee/Cree extraction. Yet his asserted ancestry was just as artificial as the tear that rolled down his cheek in that television spot – the tear was glycerin and the “Indian” a second generation Italian-American.
    http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/ironeyes.asp

    Also see Questions #86610, #28182 and #22504
    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question86610.html
    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question28182.html
    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question22504.html

    Feb 14 09, 10:03 PM

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