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Offline jh45gun

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Iron Eyes a Fake
« on: July 17, 2004, 05:37:19 AM »
Just read a article in the Spring edition "Guns of the Old West" In a article by Jack Lewis it claims that Iron Eyes Cody the indian who did the commercial with the tear from his eye for the "Keep America Beautiful Campaign." was not a Indian at all but a Italian from Louisiana. (Born in 1904 and Christened Esperea De Corti) Iron Eyes played the fake for 8 decades and was a indian in movies and TV westerns. The truth came out in a newspaper article (New Orleans Times-Picayune) 3 years before his death in 1996. Cody died in 1999 at the age of 94. While a lot of white men portrayed indians in the movies and on tv you could sense that they were not indians and some of them were really noticeable. Not Cody he looked indian and played indian right to a T! The article stated that while some indians who worked for the movies and TV knew Cody was not a indian they never told his secret to the public. Cody lived his part to the fullest and was probably more indian in spirit than some indians. He took a indian wife and adoped 2 indian children to raise as his own. I found this interesting as he had me fooled I figured he was a indian in every thing I saw him play in. SO I thought I would just pass it on. Jim
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« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2004, 06:24:39 PM »
jh45gun,
Boy he sure had me fooled and i live amongst the indians here in New Mexico, When he sat beside that stream with all the trash and waste with that tear in his eye, I almost lost it myself. Great story Sir I enjoyed it very much,,,,Thank you............Joe...............
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« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2004, 06:30:04 PM »
Hmmm ... didn't know that about Iron Eyes Cody ...

I should have been more suspicious, though ... when I read years ago that he was a member of the OhSoloMio Tribe!   :-D
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« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2004, 12:14:21 PM »
Quote from: Gatofeo
Hmmm ... didn't know that about Iron Eyes Cody ...

I should have been more suspicious, though ... when I read years ago that he was a member of the OhSoloMio Tribe!   :-D


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You are welcome Joe!
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Offline Sundown Holly

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« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2004, 07:21:04 PM »
Guess he had us all fooled. Next thing you know some expert will be telling us that the Lone Ranger isn't real!
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« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2004, 12:41:08 PM »
Hey, to me, Irone Eyes Cody, No matter who or what he was, is still Kin to me. I'm Native American and European on my Dad's Side, and Italian on my Mom's side.
the Dods/Dodsons/Dotsons/Denneys/Clarks are Scottish/VA. Iroquois/Cherokee/Chickamauga Cherokee/Pawnee.
My Mom's Side are the Basile/DiBernardi  Family (Italian).
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Don't know about that...
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2004, 02:02:25 PM »
check out this link:

http://www.ironeyescody.com/

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of course on the other side...
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« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2004, 10:11:21 AM »
To me, it's not the fact that he wasn't a Native American, but the fact that he CHOSE tobe one that impresses me. Not to fool, but as a sign of respect.  It goes to show, it's not what we are born as, but how we live our life that counts.
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« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2004, 06:10:59 AM »
I see two diametrically-opposed, unsupported claims. There's no proof one way or the other.
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