Bessie Eyton

Cast

Born: 5 July 1890 (died 22 January 1965)
Place of birth: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Known for: Acting · The Heart of Texas Ryan, The Spoilers, Greater Wealth, The Mate of the Alden Bessie

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.

Filmography

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