Bessie Eyton
Acting
Female
Born: July 5, 1890
Santa Barbara, California, USA
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 Known As
- Bessie Harrison
Known For
The Spoilers
April 10, 1914
The Crisis
December 21, 1916
The Heart of Texas Ryan
February 25, 1917
Twisted Trails
December 11, 1916
The Mate of the Alden Bessie
January 04, 1912
Alone in the Jungle
June 14, 1913
Who Shall Take My Life?
December 01, 1917
Kit Carson's Wooing
September 11, 1911
Chip of the Flying U
August 29, 1914
Etienne of the Glad Heart
August 03, 1914
The Smuggler's Sister
March 03, 1914
Cheap Kisses
December 21, 1924