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Beulah Dark Cloud

Beulah Dark Cloud

American actress

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]

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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 died on December 29, 1945, in Thermolite, California.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. [1]
    "Services Held Here for Former Indian Actress". Oroville Mercury Register. 4 January 1946. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    "An Indian Romance". New-York Tribune. 10 July 1904. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Two Famous Indian Models". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 6 Apr 1902. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. [4]
    Berumen, Frank Javier Garcia (2020). American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood. McFarland. p. 25. ISBN 9781476636474.
  5. [5]
    "New York's Indian Pupil". Washington Times. 27 January 1901. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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