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Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts) Mon Dec 8, 2014, 01:51 PM Dec 2014

Who remembers this one? "Keep America Beautiful"

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Who remembers this one? "Keep America Beautiful" (Original Post) Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2014 OP

"Some people have... bobclark86 Dec 2014 #1

You are right. He was Italian, not Native American: femmocrat Dec 2014 #2

Not unusual for Europeans to play Indians at that time malthaussen Dec 2014 #4

I do nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #3

Me, too... Rhiannon12866 Dec 2014 #5

bobclark86

(1,415 posts)

1. "Some people have...

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2014, 05:35 PM

Dec 2014

...a deep, abiding respect for the natural beauty that was once this country."

Italians?

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

2. You are right. He was Italian, not Native American:

Reply to bobclark86 (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 8, 2014, 06:15 PM

Dec 2014

Iron Eyes Cody (born Espera Oscar de Corti April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was an American actor born in Louisiana. Going by the name of Iron Eyes Cody, he portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films.[1] In 1996, his 100 percent Italian ancestry was confirmed by his half-sister. (Wikipedia)

I do remember seeing the ad on TV.