Chief John Big Tree
1877-06-02 ( 147 years old ) in Buffalo, New York, USA

Chief John Big Tree was born on June 2, 1877 in Buffalo, New York, as Isaac Johnny John. He was an actor, known for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) and Devil's Doorway (1950). He died on July 6, 1967 in Onondaga Indian Reservation, New York. One of three men who posed for artist James Fraser for the profile which became the famous "Indian head nickel" or "buffalo nickel" minted 1913-1938. The other two were Chief Two Moons (of the Cheyenne) and Chief Iron Tail (of the Lakota Sioux). The image was reused for a special commemorative $50 gold piece in 2006--the USA's first 24k (pure gold) coin. Big Tree was a member of the Seneca Nation.

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Devil's Doorway 1950-09-15
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949-10-22
Western Union 1941-02-21
Hudson's Bay 1941-01-03
North West Mounted Police 1940-10-22
Too Many Girls 1940-10-08
Brigham Young 1940-09-27
Destry Rides Again 1939-11-30
Drums Along the Mohawk 1939-11-10
The Oregon Trail 1939-07-04
Susannah of the Mounties 1939-06-13
Stagecoach 1939-03-02
The Girl of the Golden West 1938-03-18
Prairie Thunder 1937-09-10
Hills of Old Wyoming 1937-04-16
Lost Horizon 1937-03-03
Maid of Salem 1937-02-12
The Bold Caballero 1936-12-01
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell 1936-01-13
Custer's Last Stand 1936-01-02
The Singing Vagabond 1935-12-16
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935-07-05
Wheels of Destiny 1934-03-01
King of the Arena 1933-06-01
The Telegraph Trail 1933-03-18
The Golden West 1932-10-29
The Last of the Mohicans 1932-05-17
Red Fork Range 1931-01-12
The Big Trail 1930-11-01
Sioux Blood 1929-04-20
The Overland Telegraph 1929-03-02
Spoilers of the West 1927-12-10
Painted Ponies 1927-09-25
The Frontiersman 1927-06-11
Winners Of The Wilderness 1927-01-15
The Desert's Toll 1926-11-14
Mantrap 1926-07-24
The Frontier Trail 1926-06-20
The Iron Horse 1925-10-04
The Red Rider 1925-08-02
The Huntress 1923-08-20
The Primitive Lover 1922-04-30
A Fight For Love 1919-03-24
The Spirit of '76 1917-01-01

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