Jay Silverheels
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Jay Silverheels, birth name Harry Smith, (June 26, 1912 - March 5, 1980) was a Canadian actor born on the Six Nations Indian Reserve, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
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Silverheels died in Woodland Hills, California and was cremated. His ashes were returned home and scattered in Canada. He has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6538 Hollywood Blvd.
Best known as "Tonto", the Lone Ranger's friend, Jay Silverheels starred in films such as:
- Broken Arrow - (1950) with Jimmy Stewart
- War Arrow - (1953) with Maureen O'Hara, Jeff Chandler Noah Beery,
- Walk the Proud Land - (1956) with Audie Murphy, Anne Bancroft
- Indian Paint - (1964) with Johnny Crawford
See also:Other Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood.
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Jay_Silverheels" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Silverheels, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
