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Chief Dan George Biography (1899-1981)

Born in 1899, in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; died September 23, 1981, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; married, wife's name Amy (died, c. 1971); children: Marie, Ann, Irene, Rose, Leonard, Robert.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Birth Details

1899

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Death Details

September 23, 1981

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Appearances
• Ol' Antoine, Smith!, 1969.
• Old Lodge Skins, Little Big Man, National General, 1970.
• Old Bear, Cancel My Reservation, Warner Bros., 1972.
• Old Indian, Harry and Tonto, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974.
• Chief A-Tas-Ka-Nay, The Bears and I, Buena Vista, 1974.
• Cold Journey, National Film Board of Canada, 1975.
• Lone Watie, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Warner Bros., 1975.
• Alien Thunder (also known as Dan Candy's Law), Cinerama, 1975.
• Old Man Hawk, Shadow of the Hawk, 1976.
• Sam Birdwater, Americathon, United Artists, 1979.
• Moses, Spirit of the Wind, Raven, 1979.
• Also appeared in The Ecstasy of Rita Joe.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• "Apache Trust," High Chaparral, NBC, 1969.
• "War Bonnet," Bonanza, NBC, 1971.
• "The Witness," Cade's County, CBS, 1972.
• "Heartbeat for Yesterday," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1972.
• "The Ancient Warrior," Kung Fu, ABC, 1973.
• "The Peach Gang," Our Story, syndicated, 1975.
• "Showdown at Times Square," McCloud, NBC, 1975.
• Credits; Other Television Appearances
• Special London Bridge Special, 1972.
• Old Sioux, Centennial (mini-series), 1978.
• Also appeared in the Canadian program Cariboo Country.
• Writings
• My Heart Soars (poems), 1975.

Further Reference

Books:

• Contemporary Authors, Volume 108, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1983.
• Notable Native Americans, Gale, 1995.

Periodicals:

• Maclean's, December 28, 1981.
• New York Times, February 21, 1971; September 21, 1981.