The first (?) biography on an important and seldom acknowledged silent film star has recently been published:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-revi ... -red-wing/
New Book about Red Wing, Native American Silent Film Star
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Harlowgold
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Re: New Book about Red Wing, Native American Silent Film Star
Just ordered. The review is from 2019, so the book's evidently been out a couple of years. This one slipped through; I didn't see its publication or I would have purchased this one earlier. Thank you!
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Harlowgold
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Re: New Book about Red Wing, Native American Silent Film Star
Yes, it was published in November 2019, so it's been out about 14 months now, I should have mentioned that but like you I have never seen anything about it other than accidentally stumbling upon it on an Amazon search in mid 2020 and then promptly forgetting just who the actress was to be able locate it again. I couldn't find her name with a generic search online and I don't think Red Wing is mentioned in any of the film history books I own other than a brief paragraph with thousands of other players in WHO'S WHO IN HOLLYWOOD 1900-1976. I just recently bought one of the Undercrank "Lost" sets which has one of her films. I knew she had the be the same person who was the subject of the book, now knowing her name I was able to find it. I'll be ordering before long.