American actress
Beulah Dark Cloud |
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| Born | Beulah T. Filson
March 28, 1887
Lake George, New York, USA |
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| Died | December 29, 1945 (aged 58)
Thermolite, California, USA |
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| Other names | Bright Eyes, Beulah Tahamont |
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| Occupation | Actress |
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| Relatives | Dark Cloud (father)
Bertha Parker Pallan (daughter) |
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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
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 was married to Dr. Arthur Caswell Gawasowaneh Parker on 28 April 1904.[6]
She died on December 29, 1945, in Thermolite, California.[4]
Selected filmography
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