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William Eagle Shirt
Born
William Eagle Shirt

1873
Died ???
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Other names Good Lance
Occupation Actor, screenwriter

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. He appeared in a string of Hollywood films in the 1910s and is credited with co-writing two of them.

Biography

William 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.

Selected filmography

  • 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)
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