Re: Melsahn Basabe
That surname - Basabe - reminds me of the unforgettable Lone Ranger series, when the masked man and his trusty sidekick, Tonto, referred to each other as "kimosabe" ... meaning "friend of a friend."
Tonto was played by Jay Silverheels, a Canadian Mohawk who was among the first minorities to appear in a serious role on network TV. I always admired Tonto's Pinto horse, Scout. Hi ho, Scout!
In the early days of TV and movies, Caucasians (such as Charles Bronson, Anthony Quinn, Burt Lancaster, even Audrey Hepburn and Rock Hudson) were cast in the lead American Indian roles, wearing dark makeup, horsehair wigs and "leather and feather" costumes.
That surname - Basabe - reminds me of the unforgettable Lone Ranger series, when the masked man and his trusty sidekick, Tonto, referred to each other as "kimosabe" ... meaning "friend of a friend."
Tonto was played by Jay Silverheels, a Canadian Mohawk who was among the first minorities to appear in a serious role on network TV. I always admired Tonto's Pinto horse, Scout. Hi ho, Scout!
In the early days of TV and movies, Caucasians (such as Charles Bronson, Anthony Quinn, Burt Lancaster, even Audrey Hepburn and Rock Hudson) were cast in the lead American Indian roles, wearing dark makeup, horsehair wigs and "leather and feather" costumes.