Bessie Eyton
Actor
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.
Born1890-07-05
Place of BirthSanta Barbara, California, USA
Known For
Shotgun Jones
Western
5.3
The Crisis
DramaHistory
Greater Wealth
Drama
10.0
Cheap Kisses
Drama
7.0
When the West Was Young
Western
10.0
The Red Blood of Courage
DramaWestern
8.0
Blackbeard
Adventure
6.2
The Spoilers
RomanceWestern
The City of Purple Dreams
Drama
Beware of Strangers
DramaCrime
Who Shall Take My Life?
Drama
In the Long Ago
Drama
7.0
The Way of a Man with a Maid
Comedy
The White Mouse
WesternDrama
In Defiance of the Law
Action
In the Days of the Thundering Herd
Western
The Wilderness Mail
ActionWestern
The Primitive Way
Drama
Lend Me Your Name
ComedyRomance
8.0
His Fighting Blood
AdventureRomance
9.0
The Girl of Gold
Western
The Still Alarm
Drama
9.0
The Great Experiment
Drama
Etienne of the Glad Heart
Drama