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Bessie Eyton

Bessie Eyton

Actor, Writer

Born July 5, 1890 in Santa Barbara, California, USA

Died January 22, 1965

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Born Bessie Harrison in Santa Barbara in 1890. Her father Edgar Thomas Harrison was a musician. 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. Her first major role as a leading actress was under the direction of Francis Boggs in 'The Sheriff of Tuolomne' starring Tom Mix in 1911. Bessie will be perhaps be best remembered as Helen Chester in 'The Spoilers' directed by Colin Campbell with co-star William Farnum in 1914 and as Virginia Carvel in 'The Crisis' based in Winston Churchill's sprawling novel, co-starring George Fawcett and Matt Snyder, Bessie remained with selig until 1918. She was last seen in a supporting role as Ada Tremaine in John Ince's 'The Girl of Gold' starring Florence Vidor and Malcolm McGregor for the Regal Film Co in 1925. She returned to the screen in the 1930's as a extra. Bessie reportedly had a terrible argument with her mother Claribel, walked out of her Hollywood home, and was never seen or heard from again. Her brother Elbert spent years searching for her but was unsuccessful.Bessie married at 19 to Selig film producer Charles Eyton they divorced in 1915. She died from congestive heart failure in 1965 age 74.

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The Girl of Gold Poster

The Girl of Gold Feature Film1925Ada Tremaine

Cheap Kisses Poster

Cheap Kisses Feature Film1924Maybelle Wescott

A Dishonest Crook Short Film1921

An Indiscreet Flirt Short Film1921

Higher Education Short Film1921

Movie Mad Short Film1921

A Man of Honor Poster

A Man of Honor Feature Film1919Christabel Beaumont

Children of Banishment Poster

Children of Banishment Feature Film1919Mrs. Eloise Mackenzie

The Usurper Poster

The Usurper Feature Film1919Margaret Quentin

Lend Me Your Name Poster

Lend Me Your Name Feature Film1918Sophronia

The City of Purple Dreams Poster

The City of Purple Dreams Feature Film1918Kathlyn Otis

The Still Alarm Poster

The Still Alarm Feature Film1918Eleanor Fordham

The Way of a Man with a Maid Poster

The Way of a Man with a Maid Feature Film1918Gladys

A Strange Adventure Poster

A Strange Adventure Short Film1917

Between Man and Beast Poster

Between Man and Beast Short Film1917Mrs. Milbank

Beware of Strangers Poster

Beware of Strangers Feature Film1917Madeleine, Mentor's Daughter

Her Heart's Desire Short Film1917Carolyn Carter

Her Perilous Ride Poster

Her Perilous Ride Short Film1917Doris McGraw

Her Salvation Short Film1917Nance O'Shaughnessy

Little Lost Sister Poster

Little Lost Sister Feature Film1917Mary Randall

The Angel of Poverty Row Short Film1917

The Heart of Texas Ryan Poster

The Heart of Texas Ryan Feature Film1917Texas Ryan

The Law North of 65 Short Film1917Jeanne

The Love of Madge O'Mara Poster

The Love of Madge O'Mara Short Film1917Madge O'Mara

The Smoldering Spark Poster

The Smoldering Spark Short Film1917Bessie Basset

The Sole Survivor Poster

The Sole Survivor Short Film1917Joan Darcy

The Victor of the Plot Poster

The Victor of the Plot Short Film1917Nourmalie

The Witness for the State Poster

The Witness for the State Short Film1917

Who Shall Take My Life? Poster

Who Shall Take My Life? Feature Film1917Mary Moran

The Crisis Poster

The Crisis Feature Film1916Virginia Carvel

The Cycle of Fate Poster

The Cycle of Fate Feature Film1916Maybelle Strong, Their Daughter

The Prince Chap Poster

The Prince Chap Feature Film1916Alice Travers

The Regeneration of Jim Halsey Poster

The Regeneration of Jim Halsey Short Film1916Meg

The Three Wise Men Short Film1916Nellie

Twisted Trails Poster

Twisted Trails Short Film1916Sunshine West

A Night in the Jungle Short Film1915Bessie Gray

A Studio Escapade Short Film1915Blanche Whitman

Aunt Mary Short Film1915Hester - The Village Girl

Further Adventures of Sammy Orpheus Short Film1915Bowery Jennie - Sammy's Sweetheart

His Fighting Blood Poster

His Fighting Blood Short Film1915Hope McTrigger

In the Midst of African Wilds Short Film1915Meta Kraga - Jan's Daughter

Just Like a Woman Short Film1915Phyllis Darel

Lassoing a Lion Short Film1915

Love Finds a Way Short Film1915Prudence Gordon

Motherhood Poster

Motherhood Short Film1915Hazel Booth - Mrs. Franklyn Foster

The Adventure Hunter Short Film1915Princess Griselda of Etruria

The Flashlight Short Film1915Joan

The Fork in the Road Poster

The Fork in the Road Short Film1915Elsa - the Innkeeper's Daughter

The Girl with the Red Feather Short Film1915Nellie Murdock

The Golden Spurs Short Film1915Helen Ryder

The Great Experiment Poster

The Great Experiment Short Film1915Ritta

The Jungle Lovers Poster

The Jungle Lovers Short Film1915Naida Rand

The Love of Loti San Poster

The Love of Loti San Short Film1915Loti San

The Missing Ruby Short Film1915Bessie Blake

The Primitive Way Short Film1915Mildred Manning

The Red Blood of Courage Poster

The Red Blood of Courage Short Film1915Lydia Duane

The Two Natures Within Him Short Film1915Mary Bishop

The Tyrant of the Veldt Short Film1915Helen Rutherford

The War o' Dreams Poster

The War o' Dreams Short Film1915Bessie Ensign - the Daughter

The White Light of Publicity Short Film1915Grace Reeves

Their Sinful Influence Poster

Their Sinful Influence Short Film1915Rose Carr

At the Risk of His Life Short Film1914Alice Forbes - Andrew's Sister

Buster and Sunshine Short Film1914Buster's Mother

Chip of the Flying U Poster

Chip of the Flying U Short Film1914Dr. Cecil Grantham

Dawn Short Film1914

Etienne of the Glad Heart Poster

Etienne of the Glad Heart Short Film1914Marie Le Groux

In Defiance of the Law Short Film1914Isobel Deane

In the Days of the Thundering Herd Poster

In the Days of the Thundering Herd Feature Film1914Sally Madison

Kid Pink and the Maharajah Short Film1914

Me an' Bill Poster

Me an' Bill Short Film1914Jean

On the Breast of the Tide Short Film1914Jennie Huntley

Playing with Fire Short Film1914Mary Ransom

Shotgun Jones Poster

Shotgun Jones Short Film1914Sally Lattier - the Daughter

The Abyss Short Film1914Velma Irving

The Baby Spy Poster

The Baby Spy Short Film1914Jane Sherman

The Butterfly's Wings Short Film1914Gay La Rue

The Cherry Pickers Poster

The Cherry Pickers Short Film1914Nourmalle

The Dream Girl Short Film1914Delores - the Dream Girl

The Fifth Man Poster

The Fifth Man Short Film1914Joan Darey

The Fire Jugglers Short Film1914

The Going of the White Swan Short Film1914Lucette

The Lily of the Valley Poster

The Lily of the Valley Short Film1914Anna Hanks

The Lonesome Trail Short Film1914The Schoolma'am's Rival

The Mother Heart Short Film1914Carolyn Carter - the Daughter

The Old Letter Short Film1914Mary Dare

The Salvation of Nance O'Shaughnessy Poster

The Salvation of Nance O'Shaughnessy Short Film1914Nance O'Shaughnessy

The Smuggler's Sister Poster

The Smuggler's Sister Short Film1914Bessie

The Spoilers Poster

The Spoilers Feature Film1914Helen Chester

The Test Short Film1914Jo Duggan

The Tragedy of Ambition Poster

The Tragedy of Ambition Short Film1914Madge O'Mara

The Uphill Climb Poster

The Uphill Climb Short Film1914Josephine

The White Mouse Short Film1914Jean Silver

The Wilderness Mail Short Film1914Joan, a Young French-Canadian

Unrest Short Film1914Bessie Garwood

When His Ship Came In Short Film1914Neptuna

When the West Was Young Short Film1914Nellie Halton

A Dip in the Briney Short Film1913Rosie Jones

A Little Hero Poster

A Little Hero Short Film1913Mrs. Farral - the Mother

A Prisoner of Cabanas Short Film1913Theresa Arita - Richard's Sweetheart

A Revolutionary Romance Short Film1913Molly Brown

A Wild Ride Poster

A Wild Ride Short Film1913Florence MacGraw

Alone in the Jungle Poster

Alone in the Jungle Short Film1913Helen Brown

An Old Actor Short Film1913Irving's Leading Lady

Budd Doble Comes Back Short Film1913Rosebud Doble

Greater Wealth Short Film1913Mrs. Ed Young

Hiram Buys an Auto Short Film1913Hiram's Daughter

Hope Short Film1913Hope Anderson

In the Long Ago Poster

In the Long Ago Short Film1913Starlight - the Indian Maiden

Sally in Our Alley Short Film1913Sally

Songs of Truce Poster

Songs of Truce Short Film1913Dora - the Sweetheart

Terrors of the Jungle Poster

Terrors of the Jungle Short Film1913Mrs. Jack Milbank

The Dancer's Redemption Short Film1913Magdalene

The Flaming Forge Short Film1913Jennie - the Smithy's Daughter

The Hopeless Dawn Short Film1913Jo

The Marshal's Capture Poster

The Marshal's Capture Short Film1913

The Master of the Garden Poster

The Master of the Garden Short Film1913Bessie Harrington

The Ne'er to Return Road Poster

The Ne'er to Return Road Short Film1913Madge Wetherby

The Noisy Six Short Film1913The Nurse

The Story of Lavinia Poster

The Story of Lavinia Short Film1913Lavínia

The Three Wise Men Poster

The Three Wise Men Short Film1913Nellie - the Salvation Army Lass

The Wordless Message Poster

The Wordless Message Short Film1913Bessie Porter - the Captain's Daughter

Until the Sea... Short Film1913Bessie Clarke

Vengeance Is Mine Short Film1913Eleanor

Wamba, a Child of the Jungle Poster

Wamba, a Child of the Jungle Short Film1913Wamba

When Lillian Was Little Red Riding Hood Short Film1913Mrs. Brown - Lillian's Mother

When Men Forget Short Film1913Grace Meadows

When the Circus Came to Town Short Film1913Mrs. Ray

Whose Wife Is This? Short Film1913The Wife

A Child of the Wilderness Short Film1912Grey Wolf's Squaw

A Crucial Test Short Film1912

A Waif of the Sea Short Film1912The Captain's Wife

Atala Short Film1912Atala

Bessie's Dream Short Film1912Bessie

Carmen of the Isles Short Film1912Tina aka Carmen

Disillusioned Short Film1912Mrs. Owens

Euchred Short Film1912The Smuggler's Daughter

His Masterpiece Short Film1912The Nurse

In Exile Short Film1912Margaret Hammond

In the Tents of the Asra Poster

In the Tents of the Asra Short Film1912Jesda - Ibrahim's Daughter

John Colter's Escape Poster

John Colter's Escape Short Film1912

Me an' Bill Poster

Me an' Bill Short Film1912Jean

Merely a Millionaire Short Film1912Laura Carew - Brewer's Betrothed

Miss Aubry's Love Affair Short Film1912The Ward

Monte Cristo Poster

Monte Cristo Short Film1912Haidee

Opitsah: Apache for Sweetheart Short Film1912Opitsah - an Apache Maiden

Sammy Orpheus; or, the Pied Piper of the Jungle Poster

Sammy Orpheus; or, the Pied Piper of the Jungle Short Film1912Bowery Jennie - Sammy's Sweetheart

Shanghaied Short Film1912Bessie Basset

The Danites Poster

The Danites Short Film1912

The End of the Romance Short Film1912Kitty Lee

The Fisherboy's Faith Short Film1912Amanda - the Fisherman's Daughter

The God of Gold Short Film1912Miss Craven - an Heiress

The Great Drought Short Film1912Helen Harker - the Daughter

The Hobo Short Film1912Lucy Sterritt - the Superintendent's Daughter

The Indelible Stain Short Film1912Elsa

The Lake of Dreams Short Film1912Manfred's Governess

The Last of Her Tribe Short Film1912Leah - an Indian Girl

The Legend of the Lost Arrow Short Film1912Tee-Hee-Nay

The Little Organ Player of San Juan Short Film1912Papinta

The Little Stowaway Short Film1912The hag

The Love of an Island Maid Short Film1912Catalina

The Mate of the Alden Bessie Poster

The Mate of the Alden Bessie Short Film1912The Captain's Daughter

The Ones Who Suffer Short Film1912Kate Jennings

The Other Fellow Short Film1912Jane - the Serving Maid

The Peacemaker Short Film1912Winnie Simmons

The Pity of It Short Film1912Sunshine - an Indian Maid

The Price He Paid Short Film1912Bounding Deer

The Price of Art Short Film1912Mary Barton - the Blind Girl

The Professor's Wooing Poster

The Professor's Wooing Short Film1912Tessa

The Shrinking Rawhide Short Film1912Dolores

The Shuttle of Fate Short Film1912Lois DeLong

The Triangle Short Film1912Bessie Craven

When Edith Played Judge and Jury Short Film1912The Jilt

A Diamond in the Rough Short Film1911Eliza Darrow

A Painter's Idyl Short Film1911The School Mistress

An Evil Power Short Film1911Emilia

An Indian Vestal Short Film1911The Vestal's Attendant

Blackbeard Poster

Blackbeard Short Film1911Conchita - the Maid

Captain Brand's Wife Short Film1911Mandy

Coals of Fire Short Film1911Mary Sturgiss

For His Pal's Sake Short Film1911Florence

George Warrington's Escape Poster

George Warrington's Escape Short Film1911La Biche - The Indian Squaw

Kit Carson's Wooing Poster

Kit Carson's Wooing Short Film1911Lat-to-nick

Lieutenant Grey of the Confederacy Short Film1911Elizabeth Carter

McKee Rankin's '49' Short Film1911'Carrots' - 49's Ward

Saved from the Snow Short Film1911Undetermined Secondary Role

The Chief's Daughter Short Film1911The Indian Chief's Daughter

The Right Name, But the Wrong Man Short Film1911Mrs. Dayton

The Sheriff of Tuolomne Short Film1911Lucy Hanford - the Sheriff's Sweeheart

The Totem Mark Short Film1911Zeetah - as an Adult

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The Smuggler's Sister Poster

The Smuggler's Sister Short Film1914

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