Bessie Eyton

Bessie Eyton

Acting Born 1890-07-05 Santa Barbara, California, USA Died 1965-01-22

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.

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Known For

The Red Blood of Courage
The Red Blood of Courage
1915 ★ 10.0
The Crisis
The Crisis
1916 ★ 5.3
Shotgun Jones
Shotgun Jones
1914
Greater Wealth
Greater Wealth
1913
Beware of Strangers
Beware of Strangers
1917
When the West Was Young
When the West Was Young
1914 ★ 7.0
The Still Alarm
The Still Alarm
1918
Cheap Kisses
Cheap Kisses
1924 ★ 10.0
Blackbeard
Blackbeard
1911 ★ 8.0
In the Days of the Thundering Herd
In the Days of the Thundering Herd
1914
Etienne of the Glad Heart
Etienne of the Glad Heart
1914
Who Shall Take My Life?
Who Shall Take My Life?
1917
The White Mouse
The White Mouse
1914
The Mate of the Alden Bessie
The Mate of the Alden Bessie
1912 ★ 4.0
The City of Purple Dreams
The City of Purple Dreams
1918
The Wilderness Mail
The Wilderness Mail
1914
Children of Banishment
Children of Banishment
1919 ★ 9.0
The Great Experiment
The Great Experiment
1915 ★ 9.0