William "Good Lance" Eagle Shirt was a Native American actor, performer, and screenwriter who was born and raised on the Great Plains of South Dakota.[1][2] He appeared in a string of Hollywood films in the 1910s and is credited with co-writing two of them.[3]
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| Born | William Eagle Shirt 1873 South Dakota, USA |
| Died | 1967 Texas |
| Other names | Good Lance |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter |
Biography
editWilliam and his family — all Oglala Sioux — were forced to settle on the Pine Ridge Reservation, where he met and married a woman named Mattie; the pair had a daughter named Bessie. After performing in Wild West shows, he began appearing in silent films. At some point, he remarried a woman named Emma; the pair divorced in 1942 with no children.[4]
Selected filmography
edit- The Conqueror (1917)
- The Silent Lie (1917)
- The Last Ghost Dance (1914)
- The Arrow Maker's Daughter (1914)
- His Squaw (1912)
- The Invaders (1912)
- Custer's Last Fight (1912)
- The Outcast (1912)
- The Lieutenant's Last Fight (1912)
- The Battle of the Red Men (1912) (also writer)
- The Heart of an Indian (1912)
- War on the Plains (1912) (also writer)
References
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- ^ "Only Indian Tailor". The Evening Herald. 28 Jun 1916. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Princess Wenona and Chief Eagle Shirt on horseback / Lillian Frances Smith - Gilcrease Museum". collections.gilcrease.org. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Bricklin, Julia (2017-04-27). America's Best Female Sharpshooter: The Rise and Fall of Lillian Frances Smith. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-5800-6.
- ^ "Divorce". Rapid City Journal. 2 May 1942. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
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