Ben Black Elk

Ben Black Elk
Ben Black Elk
Born	May 17, 1899; Manderson, South Dakota
Died	February 22, 1973 (aged 73); Manderson, South Dakota
Known for	"The Fifth Face of Mount Rushmore"
Parents	Black Elk (father); Kate Black Elk (mother);
Relatives	Crazy Horse

Benjamin Black Elk (17 May 1899 – 22 February 1973) of the Oglala Lakota people was an actor and educator known as the "fifth face" of Mount Rushmore. The son of Black Elk and Kate Black Elk, Benjamin played an uncredited role in the 1962 film How the West Was Won.

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