Beulah Dark Cloud
Beulah Dark Cloud | |
|---|---|
| Born | Beulah T. Filson March 28, 1887 Lake George, New York, USA |
| Died | December 29, 1945 (aged 58) Thermolite, California, USA |
| Other names | Bright Eyes, Beulah Tahamont |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Relatives | Dark Cloud (father) Bertha Parker Pallan (daughter) |
Beulah Dark Cloud (also known as Beulah Tahamont) was a Native American actress and performer who appeared in several silent films by D. W. Griffith.[1][2][3]
Biography[edit]
Beulah Dark Cloud was born Beulah T. Filson on March 28, 1887, in Lake George, New York, to Elijah "Dark Cloud" Tahamont[4] and Margaret "Soaring Dove" Camp, who were members of the Abenaki tribe. Educated primarily in Montreal, Canada, she began performing at a young age. She was reported to be the first Native American student to attend New York's public schools when she enrolled at P.S. 45 in 1901.[5] By 1912, she and her father had relocated to Los Angeles to appear in films directed by D. W. Griffith. Health problems eventually forced her to retire from acting.[1]
She died on December 29, 1945, in Thermolite, California.[4]
Selected filmography[edit]
- Desert Gold (1919)
- The Crimson Challenge (1922)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Services Held Here for Former Indian Actress". Oroville Mercury Register. 4 January 1946. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "An Indian Romance". New-York Tribune. 10 July 1904. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Two Famous Indian Models". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 6 Apr 1902. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b Berumen, Frank Javier Garcia (2020). American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood. McFarland. p. 25. ISBN 9781476636474.
- ^ "New York's Indian Pupil". Washington Times. 27 January 1901. Retrieved 1 April 2021.