Iron Eyes Cody (April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was an American actor born in Gueydan, Louisiana. He was famous for portraying Native Americans in Hollywood films, though in fact his ancestry was Italian. is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Gueydan is a town located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

Biography

Cody was born Espera de Corti, a son of Antonio de Corti and his wife Francesca Salpietra, immigrants from Sicily. In some of his earliest acting credits Cody was listed as Tony de Corti. He would soon change his name and claim to be part Cherokee and part Cree. Sicily ( in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... This page contains special characters. ... For other uses, see Cree (disambiguation). ...

In 1996, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported his Sicilian heritage, but Cody denied it at the time because he was "ashamed" of his Italian heritage. Cody and his wife Bertha adopted several children, all Native Americans. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Times-Picayune is the major daily U.S. newspaper serving New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

Film career

Cody began his acting career at the age of 12 and continued to work until the time of his death. He appeared in more than 200 films, including The Big Trail (1930) with John Wayne, A Man Called Horse (1970) with Richard Harris, and Ernest Goes to Camp in 1987 with Jim Varney. The Big Trail was a 1930 film starring John Wayne in his first leading role and was also the first widescreen movie, appearing decades before The Robe. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... A Man Called Horse was originally published in 1968 as a short story in a book called Indian Country by Dorothy M. Johnson. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Richard Harris, see Richard Harris (disambiguation). ... Ernest Goes to Camp is a 1987 comedy film directed by John R. Cherry III and starring Jim Varney. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... James Albert Varney Jr. ...

However, he is most famous for his "Crying Indian" role in the Keep America Beautiful public service announcement in the early 1970s. It was an ecology commercial in which an Indian (Cody) sheds a tear after some trash is thrown from a speeding car and lands at his feet. The announcer states "People start pollution; people can stop it." Keep America Beautiful Founded in 1953, the organization is best known for the famous Crying Indian public service advertisement, which launched on the first Earth Day in 1971. ... A public service announcement (PSA) or community service announcement (CSA) is a non-commercial advertisement typically on radio or television, ostensibly broadcast for the public good. ...

The Joni Mitchell song "Lakota", from the 1988 album Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm, features Cody chanting. [1] Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. ... Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm is the 1988 album by Joni Mitchell. ...

He had a cameo in the 1990 film, Spirit of '76. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television. ... The Spirit of 76 is 1990 film that spoofs American culture of the mid-1970s. ...

Cody died in 1999 at the age of 94. He was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. He was survived by his adopted son, the Native American flautist Robert "Tree" Cody. Hollywood Forever Cemetery entrance Hollywood Forever Cemetery entrance Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood district of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Native American flute crafted by Chief Arthur Two-Crows, 1987 The Native American flute has achieved some measure of fame for its distinctive sound, used in a variety of New Age and world music recordings. ... Robert Tree Cody Robert Tree Cody (b. ...

External links

• Google Video - 'Crying Indian' public service announcement
• Snopes article: Was Iron Eyes Cody an American Indian?
• Find-A-Grave profile for Iron Eyes Cody
• Iron Eyes Cody at the Internet Movie Database
• Keep America Beautiful Keep America Beautiful campaign
• "Snakes All Around Us" - a poem inspired by one of the talks Cody gave on the dangers of drugs for American Indian kids.