"Crying Indian"

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"Crying Indian" is the iconic character portrayed by actor Iron Eyes Cody in a famous 1970s anti-pollution public service announcement, remembered for shedding a tear over environmental destruction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advertising character ⓘ
public service announcement character ⓘ
appearsIn Keep America Beautiful public service announcement ⓘ
associatedIssue industrial pollution ⓘ
littering ⓘ
associatedOrganizationType nonprofit organization ⓘ
broadcastOn American television networks ⓘ
campaignFor Keep America Beautiful ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalImpact became one of the most famous environmental ads in U.S. history ⓘ
raised awareness of littering and pollution ⓘ
decadeOfProminence 1970s ⓘ
directedBy Earle Raferty ⓘ
Steve Frankfurt ⓘ
distributionType television spot ⓘ
filmedIn United States ⓘ
firstAppearance 1971 ⓘ
followedBy subsequent Keep America Beautiful ads ⓘ
genre public service announcement ⓘ
hasCharacterEthnicityAsPresented Native American ⓘ
linked to: Native Americans
hasLegacyDebate authenticity of actor’s claimed Native identity ⓘ
representation of Native Americans in media ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme anti-pollution ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
memeticUse referenced in later popular culture ⓘ
messageType behavior change communication ⓘ
notableFor single tear falling down his cheek ⓘ
notableShot close-up of face with tear ⓘ
portrayedBy Iron Eyes Cody ⓘ
portrayedByBirthName Espera Oscar de Corti ⓘ
portrayedByEthnicity Italian American ⓘ
portrayedByStageName Iron Eyes Cody ⓘ
producedFor Keep America Beautiful ⓘ
productionCompany Marsteller, Inc. ⓘ
linked to: Marsteller Inc.
runtimeApproximate 60 seconds ⓘ
setting polluted landscape ⓘ
roadside ⓘ
sloganAssociated People start pollution. People can stop it. ⓘ
sponsoredBy Keep America Beautiful ⓘ
symbolizes Native American connection to nature ⓘ
sorrow over environmental destruction ⓘ
targetAudience general American public ⓘ
usedAs environmental icon ⓘ
visualMotive tear as emotional appeal ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iron Eyes Cody → psaRole → "Crying Indian" ⓘ
Espera Oscar de Corti → knownFor → "Crying Indian" role in environmental advertising ⓘ
linked to: "Crying Indian"
Tony de Corti → knownAs → “Crying Indian” from anti-pollution PSA ⓘ
linked to: "Crying Indian"
Keep America Beautiful "Crying Indian" commercial → hasCharacterName → Iron Eyes Cody as "Crying Indian" ⓘ
linked to: "Crying Indian"
Iron Eyes Cody → notableRole → “Crying Indian” in anti-pollution PSA ⓘ
subject linked to: Oscar DeCorti
linked to: "Crying Indian"