Bessie Eyton
1890-07-05
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.
Also appears in
The Great Experiment
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The Red Blood of Courage
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The Heart of Texas Ryan
The Spoilers
The Fork in the Road
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His Fighting Blood
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The Primitive Way
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Chip of the Flying U
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Beware of Strangers
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Greater Wealth
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In the Days of the Thundering Herd
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The Wilderness Mail
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When the West Was Young
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The White Mouse
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The Law North of 65
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In the Long Ago
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The Two Natures Within Him
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The Mate of the Alden Bessie
Alone in the Jungle
Twisted Trails