James Young Deer

Biography

James Young Deer (April 1, 1876 – April 6, 1946), also known as J. Younger Johnson or Jim Young Deer, was born James Young Johnson in Washington, D.C. Although he was identified in the early Hollywood trade paper Moving Picture World as of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, his ancestry is of the Nanticoke Indian Association of Delaware. He became an early film actor, director, writer, and producer. Together with his wife and partner Lillian St.

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