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Who is Delle Bolton and what happened to her?
68 Comments · Posted by Stephen W. Browne in Movies
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, and for that my apologies to my hypothetical fan base. (I don’t have a hit counter so you readers are kind of like ghosts or angels to me. I might speculate about you, but am not really sure of your existence…)
At any rate, I’m settling in to my wonderful house and getting together regularly and guest teaching with a local martial arts group. Between that and my new newsroom gig, including blogging duties, I’ve been away for a while.
So about Della Bolton. I’m watching the Robert Redford flick “Jeremiah Johnson.” And by the way, Redford never mentioned the historical Johnson’s other monikers, “Crow killer,” and “liver-eatin’ Johnson.”
The notion this guy killed somewhere around 200 Crow wariors in single combat is considered unbelievable these days. White men of the present quite logically ask, why didn’t the Crow warriors just band together in a large enough group, hunt the mountain man down and kill him? Isn’t it nonsensical to suppose the Crow Killer could prevail against those odds?
Not to me.
To a man who understands warriors it’s obvious how this could happen. Once Johnson had a established his reputation, no Crow brave would want to share the glory of killing and taking the scalp of the Crow Killer. They’d have come at him one at a time until some older and wiser head said “Enough!” and made their peace with him.
The actress who played the Flathead Indian woman her tribe gave to Johnson, and whose killing he avenged on the Crows, was played by someone named Delle Bolton.
She actually looks Indian (though I’ve been fooled about this before,) and she’s very beautiful in that cheekbones-to-die-for Indian way. One could believe a man would go apeshit crazy homicidal if she was murdered.
So what happened to her? This is her only film credit I can find on the Internet Movie Database or Wikipedia.
Anyone know anything about her?
Please tell me she got a sample of the Hollywood bullshit, blew it off, got married to a good man and raised a family.
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« Previous 1 2Claus · October 17, 2012 at 9:56 am
And here is a Delle Bolton Fan from Old germany. I love the movie which was just broadcastet on german TV. And of cause, I startet to search for the beautiful Delle on Internet. Well, here I am.
Doug · October 21, 2012 at 10:12 am
I also thought she was very pretty and really enjoyed the film greatly.
xychteen · October 29, 2012 at 5:35 pm
I saw the movie first time – right now – and search for Delle, too
It seems she has a really good fan team now, hasn’t she? 
Trapper · November 14, 2012 at 10:49 pm
To start off yes Trapper is my real name, and I am a fur trapper . I was 12 yrs old in 1972 when the film came out .And I fell for swan as hard as Jeremiah .
Delle, you were beautiful and am sure you still are ,just let us (your fans ) know that you are happy and safe . Always, Trapper
Barry · November 18, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Delle…..you are loved by many who wish you a long and good life….I pray Creator gives you all you need and that you are always loved.
Chris · December 15, 2012 at 5:49 pm
I found a link about Delle Bolton here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093386/
; seems she celebrated her first wedding anniversary with screenwriter David Colloff during the filming of Jeremiah Johnson (1972). Also a 1972 article about her work at UCLA http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19721111&id=c2VTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iYUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7144,3198599.
Nothing after 1972!
Delle Bolton · December 25, 2012 at 10:02 am
Settle down. I’m here in New Mexico selling Squaw Jerky to Tourist!
Patrick T · December 25, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Delle Bolton was also apparently in a ” Monk ” episode from 2008.
Delle Bolton · December 25, 2012 at 4:34 pm
I just watched ‘jeramiha Johnnson” Man oh Man, I was a Hot Lil Injun!
Charlie · January 6, 2013 at 9:33 pm
Does the movie industry not keep up with a beautiful and talented actress like Delle Bolton? If not, they are more stupid than I thought!
dunno · January 7, 2013 at 1:17 pm
Yup,
‘nuther seeker out in cyberspace lookin’ round fur Delle Bolton. Mebbe Sydney Pollack was after a bit of realism, so Delle was ackshuhlly killed by them Crow and/or burned up in their log cabin,
_dunno…
Delle Fan · January 7, 2013 at 8:48 pm
I keep Delle in my Spank File!
Bill · February 2, 2013 at 6:18 pm
A much older Delle Bolton played a bit part on an episode of “Monk” a few years ago. That, I believe is her only other theatrical credit.
She was otherwise a teacher at various Indian schools.
Yes, I believe she is an Indian.
the truth · February 3, 2013 at 3:02 pm
Delle Bolton is not Indian but of Dutch and English heritage. Her daughter Anya does casting for “Monk.” She lives in Southern California where she taught in private schools.
Jim · March 24, 2013 at 4:45 pm
Hauntingly beautiful was (and probably still) is Delle Bolton . The scenes with Swan and the Grizzly man are the reasons I go back to watch JJ .
Jim (Tiberious) · March 24, 2013 at 4:50 pm
Delle, would love to know how to get some of your Squaw Jerky.
mike · April 15, 2013 at 12:03 am
Apparently she passed away… http://obituarytypo.blogspot.com/2012/06/delle-bolton.html?m=1
I was so in love with her too…
Horse Muffins · April 30, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Would like the Actual Obit ,and not some BullSpit Link,