Bessie Love
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Bessie Love (September 10, 1898 - April 26, 1986) was an American silent film and film actress.
Early life
Born Juanita Horton in Midland, Texas, she moved with her family to Hollywood when she was young. When the family needed money, her mother sent her to Biograph Studios, where she met D.W. Griffith, who gave her a small part in Intolerance in 1916. She was selected one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922.Career
As her roles got larger, so did her popularity. She performed the Charleston in the movie The King on Main Street in 1925. She was able to successfully transition to talkies, and in 1929 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Broadway Melody. Besides being an actress, she wrote the 1919 movie A Yankee Princess.Her career came to a quick halt soon after that, however, and she moved to the United Kingdom, where she had roles in several films. She made a comeback in the 1980s with roles in Ragtime and in Reds before her death at the age of 87 in 1986 in England. In her lifetime, she starred in 131 T.V episodes and films.
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6777 Hollywood Blvd.
Trivia
- Wrote the play "The Homecoming" in 1958.
- Worked for the Red Cross during WWII.
- D.W. Griffith, who introduced Bessie to films, also gave the actress her screen moniker.
- Sister-in-law of Howard Hawks and Kenneth Hawks, cousin-in-law of Carole Lombard.
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