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Bessie Eyton

Actor
Died January 22, 1965 (74 years)
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
  • The Heart of Texas Ryan
  • Alone in the Jungle

Filmography

1917
The Heart of Texas Ryan · as Texas Ryan
1914
The Spoilers · as Helen Chester
1913
Alone in the Jungle · as Helen Brown
1913
Greater Wealth · as Mrs. Ed Young

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