Chief Dan George(1899 - 1981)

• actor, chief of the Salish Band in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia
• born Geswanouth Slahoot, on July 24, 1899, in North Vancouver, British Columbia
• died September 23, 1981, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Chief Dan George first came to prominence in a supporting role as the Indian who adopts Dustin Hoffman in Arthur Penn's Little Big Man (1970), for which he received an Academy Award nomination
• played Old Sioux in the TV miniseries epic Centennial (1978)
• did a hilarious turn as Clint Eastwood's bumbling traveling companion in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
• Chief Dan George also made several films in Canada and often added a dignified strength and depth to his roles in his brief but impressive career
• books:
  • My Heart Soars
  • My Spirit Soars
  • You call me chief : impressions of the life of Chief Dan George (Doubleday 1981), Hilda Mortimer with Chief Dan George.
• filmography
  painting by Ray Senft

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