Jay Silverheels (English Wikipedia)

Petten, Cheryl. "Jay Silverheels – Footprints". The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA). Archived from the original on November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011. Silverheels, an accomplished boxer, wrestler and lacrosse player, capitalized on this athletic prowess to break into the movie business, starting as a stuntman and extra.

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Brightwell, Eric (November 24, 2010). "Jay Silverheels – Happy American Indian Heritage Month". Amoeblog. Amoeba Music. Retrieved November 21, 2011. … with his career no longer sufficient to support his family, he began working as a salesman.

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Quinlan, David (1985), Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Character Actors (1995 revised ed.), Great Britain: The Bath Press, p. 319, ISBN 0-87000-412-3

b-westerns.com

"Jay Silverheels". The Old Corral – Indians (b-westerns.com). Retrieved November 21, 2011. … he was in four serials at Republic when he was still going by Harry Smith, before he changed his name …

brantsportshall.com

"Jay Silverheels". Brantford & Area Sports Hall Of Recognition. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011. In the 1930s he played lacrosse with the Rochester, NY "Iroquois" team of the North American Amateur Lacrosse Association

canadaka.net

"Jay Silverheels". CKA. Retrieved November 21, 2011. He worked as a stuntman and extra before landing bit parts in the early 1940s, almost always credited as simply "Indian" or "Indian Brave".

celebhost.net

"He formed the Indian Actors Workshop in Echo Park in the late 1960s". Celebhost.net. Retrieved November 21, 2011.

famouscanadians.net

"He founded the Indian Actors' Workshop in 1966 with Will Sampson and offered free classes for Native Americans". Famouscanadians.net. Retrieved November 21, 2011.

filmreference.com

"Jay Silverheels Biography (c. 1918–1980)". Film Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2011. … married, wife's name, Mary; children: Marilyn, Pamela, Karen, Jay Anthony.

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Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Kemosabe: Tonto (Jay Silverheels) – Tonight Show 1969". Significado. August 27, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via YouTube.

haudenosauneeconfederacy.com

"Jay Silverheels". Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
"Jay Silverheels". Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011. Changing his name to Jay Smith Silverheels, partly a nickname from his uncle due to his superb running style

heroinyou.ca

"Lacrosse: 1936 North Shore Indians" (PDF). Hero in You. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011. His job in Hollywood was to help his partner, "The Lone Ranger" stop the devious plots of hardened outlaws.

infoplease.com

"Silverheels was a spokesperson for aboriginal actors and in 1963 founded the Indian Actors Workshop". Infoplease.com. Retrieved November 21, 2011.

jessicacrabtree.com

"He later founded the Indian Actors Workshop, which he devoted enormous amounts of time and resources to. It still exists today". Jessicacrabtree.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.

latimes.com

Schuelein, Steve (March 3, 1995). "LOS ALAMITOS: Hi Ho Silverheels Tries to Gain Identity as a Winning Pacer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

lonerangerfanclub.com

"Jay Silverheels". The Lone Ranger Official Fan Club. Archived from the original on November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019. … he became noted for the white running shoes he wore. He was so swift that his feet were streaks of white.

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Daily, Hall (March 6, 1980). "A legend dies with Jay Silverheels". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 16.

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"Tonto's Pacer Ever Faithful". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 17, 1994. p. 65. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

nytimes.com

Klein, Jeff Z. (August 31, 2013). "A Sidekick's Little-Known Leading Role in Lacrosse". The New York Times.

tcm.com

The 16 minute film, I Am an American, was featured in American theaters in connection with "I Am an American Day" (now called Constitution Day). It was produced by Gordon Hollingshead, written and directed by Crane Wilbur, and featured Humphrey Bogart, Gary Gray, Gordon Hart, Dick Haymes, Danny Kaye, Joan Leslie, Mary Lee Moody, Dennis Morgan, Knute Rockne, and Jay Silverheels. See: I Am An American at the TCM Movie Database.

theloneranger.tv

"Jay Silverheels". The Lone Ranger.tv. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2011. Jay Silverheels suffered a stroke in 1974 and passed away on March 5, 1980 after several years of ill health

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nimst.tripod.com

"Jay Silverheels". Nimst.tripod.com. Retrieved November 21, 2011. He finished second in the Eastern Square finals of the Golden Gloves boxing championship in Madison Square Garden.

tv.com

"In the '70s he became a harness racing driver and bred horses". Tv.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.

walkoffame.com

"Jay Silverheels". Hollywood Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 21, 2011. In addition to starring in The Lone Ranger television series from 1949 to 1957, Silverheels appeared in the films The Lone Ranger and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold.

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"Jay Silverheels". Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
"Lacrosse: 1936 North Shore Indians" (PDF). Hero in You. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011. His job in Hollywood was to help his partner, "The Lone Ranger" stop the devious plots of hardened outlaws.
"Jay Silverheels". Brantford & Area Sports Hall Of Recognition. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011. In the 1930s he played lacrosse with the Rochester, NY "Iroquois" team of the North American Amateur Lacrosse Association
Petten, Cheryl. "Jay Silverheels – Footprints". The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA). Archived from the original on November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011. Silverheels, an accomplished boxer, wrestler and lacrosse player, capitalized on this athletic prowess to break into the movie business, starting as a stuntman and extra.
"Jay Silverheels". Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011. Changing his name to Jay Smith Silverheels, partly a nickname from his uncle due to his superb running style
"Jay Silverheels". The Lone Ranger Official Fan Club. Archived from the original on November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019. … he became noted for the white running shoes he wore. He was so swift that his feet were streaks of white.
Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Kemosabe: Tonto (Jay Silverheels) – Tonight Show 1969". Significado. August 27, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via YouTube.
"He later founded the Indian Actors Workshop, which he devoted enormous amounts of time and resources to. It still exists today". Jessicacrabtree.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
"In the '70s he became a harness racing driver and bred horses". Tv.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
"Jay Silverheels". The Lone Ranger.tv. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2011. Jay Silverheels suffered a stroke in 1974 and passed away on March 5, 1980 after several years of ill health

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blog.wfmu.org

"Tonto via Toronto: The Rise and Fall of Jay Silverheels by Kliph Nesteroff". WFMU's Beware of the Blog. March 15, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

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Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Kemosabe: Tonto (Jay Silverheels) – Tonight Show 1969". Significado. August 27, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via YouTube.