74
Age
38
Movies
5.1
Rating
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.
74
Died at
38
Movies
5.1
Avg Rating
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.
1916
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.
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 5, 1890
Died
January 22, 1965
Birthplace
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Also Known As
Cheap Kisses
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Greater Wealth
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The Crisis
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Shotgun Jones
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Blackbeard
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The Spoilers
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The White Mouse
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Chip of the Flying U
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Beware of Strangers
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The City of Purple Dreams
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Who Shall Take My Life?
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In the Long Ago
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The Fork in the Road
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The Girl of Gold
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His Fighting Blood
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The Way of a Man with a Maid
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Kid Pink and the Maharajah
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The Great Experiment
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Twisted Trails
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The Heart of Texas Ryan
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