This Far Out Magazine feature revisits five actors who were prominent during the 1970s but whose work has since faded from wider public memory, arguing that the decade's celebrated stars—De Niro, Streep, Pacino and others—have overshadowed equally significant contemporaries. It highlights how the absence of social media and modern celebrity culture meant several acclaimed performers never received the lasting recognition their contributions deserved, despite notable achievements at the time.

The article profiles figures such as Chief Dan George, the first Indigenous actor nominated for an Academy Award, recognised for Little Big Man and The Outlaw Josey Wales; Teri Garr, known for Young Frankenstein and Close Encounters of the Third Kind; and Karen Black, a New Hollywood icon nominated alongside Jack Nicholson for Five Easy Pieces. Each is credited with substantial bodies of work spanning westerns, comedies and dramas, with the piece noting career milestones, awards recognition and, in some cases, their deaths (George in 1981, Garr in 2024).