Iron Eyes Cody
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Iron Eyes Cody Biography
Iron Eyes Cody was born Espera DeCorti, the son of two first-generation immigrants from Italy. In 1924 he moved to California, changed his name - already shortened from "DeCorti" to "Corti" - to Cody, and started working as an actor, presenting himself as a Native American. He married an Indian woman, Bertha Parker, and together they adopted two Indian sons. Iron Eyes Cody lived and worked as an Indian for all his adult life; he labored for decades to promote Native American causes, and was honored by Hollywood`s Native American community in 1995 for his efforts.

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I loved Iron Eyes, growing up. He along with Woodsie Owl.. Taught me to care for the environment and not to litter! :)
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    Name Iron Eyes Cody
    (Espera Oscar DeCorti)
    Other Name(s) The Crying Indian
    Build Average
    Eye Color Brown - Dark
    Hair Color Black
    Date of Birth April 3, 1907
    Birthplace Gueydan, Louisiana, USA
    Star Sign Aries
    Died January 4, 1999 (Aged 92)
    Location of Death Los Angeles, California, USA
    Cause of Death (natural causes)
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity Other
    Occupation Actor
    Celebrity Index Ir
    Claim to Fame Keep America Beautiful Ad

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  • Brother of J.W. Cody.
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  • Was actually of Italian descent.
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  • His daughter died in a childhood hunting accident.
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  • Interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood California next to his wife, who died in 1978.
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  • Father of Joseph Cody
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  • Cody`s Native American heritage was challenged in 1996 by a New Orleans (Louisiana, USA) newspaper which reported that he was in fact of Italian ancestry, which he of course denied.
    (imdb.com)
  • He was the man who played the Indian that sheds a single tear for a blighted American environment in "Keep America Beautiful" ads that ran from 1971 into the 1980s.
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  • Born in Gueydan, Louisiana, USA
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  • Spouse: Wendy Foote (1992 - 1993) (divorced); Bertha Birdie` Parker` (1936 - 1978) (her death) 3 children
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