death_date death_place birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive birthname image article_title name occupation
3 september 1977 los angeles , california , usa boyle heights , california , usa 13 january 1883 frank wessling -lrb- 1928 -- 1935 -rrb- frank montgomery -lrb- 1937 montgomery -- 1944 -rrb- -lrb- 1912 -- 1928 -rrb- alfred g. 1911 to 1917 josephine m. workman monadarkfeather.jpg mona darkfeather
 mona darkfeather actress
mona darkfeather

mona darkfeather -lrb- january 13 , 1883 -- september 3 , 1977 -rrb- was an american actress .
during the silent era of motion pictures , from 1911 to 1917 , she appeared in 102 movies .
playing native american characters in a dignified way , her most famous role was possibly as prairie flower in `` the vanishing tribe '' -lrb- 1914 -rrb- .
her career began in 1909 when she replied to a local newspaper advertisement placed by producer/director thomas ince 's bison motion pictures .
the movie studio was looking for someone with the physical attributes to portray an american indian and who was physically capable of doing stunts and riding horses .
while she had never acted before , workman fit the appearance that ince wanted .
she apparently embellished her riding skills , as she did not have any , but nevertheless quickly learned horsemanship .
given the stage name mona darkfeather , she was cast in her first starring role as an indian maiden named owanee in the 1911 movie `` owanee 's great love '' .
