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Espera Oscar de Corti

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Birthplace: Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States
Death: January 04, 1999 (94)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Place of Burial: 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Antonio de Corti and Francesca Salpietra
Husband of Bertha "Birdie" Alden Cody and Wendy Foote
Father of Arthur William Cody
Brother of Joseph de Corti; Francesco de Corti and Victoria de Corti

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About Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody (born Espera Oscar de Corti April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was an American actor. He portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films. He also played an Indian shedding a tear about litter in one of the country's most well-known television commercials, "Keep America Beautiful". In 1996, Cody's half-sister said that he was actually of Italian ancestry, but he denied it.

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Iron Eyes Cody's Timeline

1904
April 3, 1904
Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States
1952
November 22, 1952
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
1999
January 4, 1999
Age 94
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States