With Martin Sensmeier. hey say Jim Thorpe’s story began in May of 1887 in a small log cabin on the North Canadian River.
Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, and played American football(collegiate and professional), professional baseb… Bright Path: The Jim Thorpe Story is in development starring Martin Sensmeier.
A young Native American struggles to hold onto his identity in the face of a nation that attempts to strip him of his culture. James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. Bright Path: The Jim Thorpe Story is a feature film in the late stages of development at Pictureworks Entertainment.
A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States.
The tragedy and triumph of Native American Jim Thorpe, the greatest athlete of the twentieth century. Tweet Published December 14, 2019 ONEIDA NATION, Wisc. There in the Indian Territory that became the state of Oklahoma, Charlotte Vieux Thorpe, a Pottowatomie woman, gave birth to twin boys.
Jim Thorpe is a member of the Sac and Fox Nation and his native name, Wa-Tho-Huk, translates as Bright Path. He […] — Rick Hill, the former tribal chairman of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and former chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association, spent the last three years of his life working to get “Bright Path: The Jim Thorpe Story” produced. Martin Sensmeier Sheds Light on Executive Producing ‘Bright Path: The Jim Thorpe Story’ ... “To tell an authentic Jim Thorpe story, we have to maintain control of the project. Hill walked on suddenly early Friday.
However, Thorpe’s iconic status has not wavered a bit in the decades since; and as a result, a fresh filmic adaptation of his life is just around the corner, set to be titled Bright Path: The Jim Thorpe Story.
In 1912, he wins two Olympic go h T s (*. Her husband, Hiram, a mixed-blood Indian of the Sac and Fox nation, stood close by on that spring day.