Bessie Eyton

Bessie Eyton

Date of Birth:

Jul 05, 1890

Place of Birth:

Santa Barbara, California, USA

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:

Shotgun Jones Shotgun Jones

1914

The Girl of Gold The Girl of Gold

1925

In the Long Ago In the Long Ago

1913

Kid Pink and the Maharajah Kid Pink and the Maharajah

1914

The Two Natures Within Him The Two Natures Within Him

1915

The Fork in the Road The Fork in the Road

1915

The Great Experiment The Great Experiment

1915

Blackbeard Blackbeard

1911

The Mate of the Alden Bessie The Mate of the Alden Bessie

1912

Beware of Strangers Beware of Strangers

1917

The Heart of Texas Ryan The Heart of Texas Ryan

1917

The Crisis The Crisis

1916

In the Days of the Thundering Herd In the Days of the Thundering Herd

1914

The Spoilers The Spoilers

1914

Alone in the Jungle Alone in the Jungle

1913

The Red Blood of Courage The Red Blood of Courage

1915

The Primitive Way The Primitive Way

1915

Chip of the Flying U Chip of the Flying U

1914

The White Mouse The White Mouse

1914

When the West Was Young When the West Was Young

1914

Kit Carson's Wooing Kit Carson's Wooing

1911

The Law North of 65 The Law North of 65

1917

Twisted Trails Twisted Trails

1916

Greater Wealth Greater Wealth

1913

Etienne of the Glad Heart Etienne of the Glad Heart

1914

Lassoing a Lion Lassoing a Lion

1915

His Fighting Blood His Fighting Blood

1915

Cheap Kisses Cheap Kisses

1924

The Smuggler's Sister The Smuggler's Sister

1914

The Wilderness Mail The Wilderness Mail

1914

In Defiance of the Law In Defiance of the Law

1914

Who Shall Take My Life? Who Shall Take My Life?

1917

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