Charging Thunder

1877–1929 (age 52)

Biography

Charging Thunder was a circus performer of Native American heritage who achieved recognition in the entertainment world of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His career in circus performance represented a unique intersection of cultural identity and popular entertainment during his lifetime.

Charging Thunder passed away in 1929 and was interred at Gorton Cemetery, where his memory endures as a figure of his era's entertainment history.

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