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Years active. 1920s–30s. Mary Nelson Archambaud (born Mary Alice Nelson; [1] Penobscot pronunciation: Molly Dellis; November 17, 1903 – February 21, 1977 ), best known by her stage name Molly Spotted Elk, was a Penobscot Indian dancer, actress, and writer [2] who was born on the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, in Maine, U.S. [3] [4]
Nov 22, 2014 · Molly Spotted Elk. Molly Spotted Elk was the stage name for Mary Alice Nelson, a Penobscot Indian who won acclaim for her dancing in Paris. Shortly after she arrived in France, she met Jean Archambaud, a reporter for Paris Soir newspaper. Soon he was writing passionate love letters to her. She decided to say ‘yes’ after she remembered the ...
Molly Spotted Elk, the dark-eyed dancer who once delighted audiences around the world, died on Indian Island February 21, 1977, at the age of 73. In 1986, Molly became a charter member of the Native American Hall of Honor in Page, Arizona, there joining Louis Sockalexis and Joseph Attean to present the proud Penobscot Nation.
Spotted Elk, Molly. 1903 Born on Indian Island, eldest child of Horace Nelson, a future Penobscot Governor, and Philomena Solis Nelson, a celebrated basket maker. In Penobscot her given name is “Molly Dellis.”. After her mother’s early death, Molly raises her seven brothers and sisters; studies native dancing to support her family.
Sep 14, 2023 · Nelson, whose stage name at the height of her career was Molly Spotted Elk, was a Penobscot dancer from Maine who spent much of her young adult life performing both traditional and popular dances ...
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Molly Spotted Elk (b. 1903) was the stage name of Mary Alice "Molliedellis" Nelson, a Penobscot Indian woman from Maine who entered the world of vaudeville and entertainment at a young age. In the late 1920s she starred in a motion picture, “The Silent Enemy” filmed in northern Canada.
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Sep 15, 1997 · Molly Spotted Elk: A Penobscot in Paris chronicles the extraordinary life of a twentieth-century American Indian performing artist. Born in 1903 on the Penobscot reservation in Maine, Molly ventured into show business at an early age—performing vaudeville in New York, starring in the classic docudrama The Silent Enemy, then dancing for royalty and mingling with the literary elite in Europe.
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