Dee Brown

Dee Brown

writer

Dee Brown was born on Feb 29, 1908 in USA. Dee Brown's big-screen debut came with Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee directed by Yves Simoneau in 2007. Dee Brown is known for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee directed by Yves Simoneau, Anna Paquin stars as Elaine Goodale and Chevez Ezaneh as Ohiyesa. The upcoming new movie Dee Brown plays is Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee which will be released on May 27, 2007.

Dee Brown became known to the larger public as a novelist and historian. His great novel "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" is still perhaps the best historical portrayal of the violent relationship between Native Americans and the expansionist Americans with their roots in the Old World.Brown grew up in Ouachita County, Arkansas, and Little Rock, Arkansas, where he got to know Native Americans. He realised that the Hollywood movies with cowboys and Indians wasn't the real thing. He started his career as a reporter and went on to become a teacher and librarian. He retired as a professor of library science in 1973 and started writing actively. Many of his stories were tales of the Old West. He also wrote children's books.

  • Birthday

    Feb 29, 1908
  • Place of Birth

    Alberta, Louisiana, USA