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"Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning" Director Chris Eyre: 'Thorpe was one of the greatest Americans to Ever Live.'
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By Kaili Berg |
A new documentary celebrating one of the greatest athletes of all time, Jim Thorpe, premieres on The History Channel on Monday, July 7. Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning tells the story of the Sac and Fox/Potawatomi sports icon, often called the greatest all-around athlete in history, whose accomplishments and struggles still resonate today. The documentary premieres on The History Channel.
The film is directed by award-winning filmmaker Chris Eyre (Cheyenne and Arapaho) (ADOPTEE), known for his groundbreaking Native-centered storytelling in works like Smoke Signals and, more recently, the hit AMC series Dark Winds.
EDITOR NOTE: I was a friend to Jim Thorpe's daughter Grace when I was working at News From Indian Country and after that I wrote a chapter "Honor Restored" in the anthology OLYMPICS AT THE MILLENNIUM: Power Politics and The Games, 2000. ... Trace
LINK: https://archive.org/details/olympicsatmillen0000unse_e0i9
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