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Bessie Eyton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

July 5, 1890

Died

January 22, 1965 (age 74)

Place of Birth

Santa Barbara, California, USA

Also Known As

Bessie Harrison

Bessie Eyton

Biography

Bessie starred in at least 200 melodrama, action westerns and crime films. In the 1910 she was visiting the Selig Film studios with a party of friends, when a director saw and liked her red hair because he said it would photograph a beautiful black, so he offered her a minor role, she had no formal training on stage, as did many early film actors, she was talented and soon rose to be one of Selig's most popular stars.

Known For

Filmography

1925FilmThe Girl of Goldas Ada Tremaine 1924FilmCheap Kissesas Maybelle Wescott 1919FilmThe Usurperas Margaret Quentin 1919FilmA Man of Honoras Christabel Beaumont 1919FilmChildren of Banishmentas Mrs. Eloise Mackenzie 1918FilmThe Way of a Man with a Maidas Gladys 1918FilmThe Still Alarmas Eleanor Fordham 1918FilmThe City of Purple Dreamsas Kathlyn Otis 1917FilmWho Shall Take My Life?as Mary Moran 1917FilmThe Law North of 65as Jeanne 1917FilmThe Heart of Texas Ryanas Texas Ryan 1917FilmBeware of Strangersas Madeleine, Mentor's Daughter 1916FilmThe Crisisas Virginia Carvel 1916FilmTwisted Trailsas Sunshine West 1915FilmThe Two Natures Within Himas Mary Bishop 1915FilmThe Great Experimentas Ritta 1915FilmThe Fork in the Roadas Elsa - the Innkeeper's Daughte 1915FilmThe Red Blood of Courageas Lydia Duane 1915FilmThe Primitive Wayas Mildred Manning 1915FilmHis Fighting Bloodas Hope McTrigger 1915FilmLassoing a Lionas Mary Valjon 1914FilmIn the Days of the Thundering Herdas Sally Madison 1914FilmWhen the West Was Youngas Nellie Halton 1914FilmChip of the Flying Uas Dr. Cecil Grantham 1914FilmThe White Mouseas Jean Silver 1914FilmEtienne of the Glad Heartas Marie Le Groux 1914FilmThe Wilderness Mailas Joan, a Young French-Canadian 1914FilmIn Defiance of the Lawas Isobel Deane 1914FilmShotgun Jonesas Sally Lattier - the Daughter 1914FilmThe Spoilersas Helen Chester 1914FilmKid Pink and the Maharajah 1914FilmThe Smuggler's Sisteras Bessie 1913FilmAlone in the Jungleas Helen Brown 1913FilmIn the Long Agoas Starlight 1913FilmGreater Wealthas Mrs. Ed Young 1912FilmThe Mate of the Alden Bessieas The Captain's Daughter 1911FilmBlackbeardas Conchita 1911FilmKit Carson's Wooingas Lat-to-nick