Molly Spotted Elk, born in 1903 on Indian Island Reservation at Old Town, was a

Authors

Bunny McBride
Colin Sargent

Source

Portland Monthly

Date

6-1-1996

Additional Date Information

Summerguide 1996

Pages

9-24

Abstract

Molly Spotted Elk, born in 1903 on Indian Island Reservation at Old Town, was a member of the Penobscot Nation but left the reservation to act. Details of both her show business career and the assimilation of Native Americans at the time; excerpt from and review of her biography, also by Bunny McBride; numerous historic photographs.

Subjects

Actors and actresses, Spotted Elk, Molly

Recommended Citation

McBride, Bunny and Sargent, Colin, "Molly Spotted Elk, born in 1903 on Indian Island Reservation at Old Town, was a" (1996). Maine News Index – Portland Monthly. 247.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_portmonthly/247