Beulah Dark Cloud

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]

Beulah Dark Cloud
Born
Beulah T. Filson

March 28, 1887
Lake George, New York, USA
DiedDecember 29, 1945 (aged 58)
Thermolite, California, USA
Other namesBright Eyes, Beulah Tahamont
OccupationActress
RelativesDark Cloud (father)
Bertha Parker Pallan (daughter)

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