Darkfeather, Mona (n/d)
 Actress. In the early days of
the Western the Indian was not always
the savage menace that he would become in the 20s and later. Until
around 191 5 the hero or heroine might well he an Indian, and players like
James Young Deer or Mona Darkfeather were among the early Western stars.
Darkfeather was a beautiful Seminole girl who worked for the Bison, Selig and
Kalem companies in her
brief six-year career. That she achieved the ulti?mate accolade of the day -
her name in the title - is a measure of her appeal.
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