Bessie Love

Bessie Love
Portrait of Bessie Love
Love in 1918
Born
Juanita Horton

(1898-09-10)September 10, 1898
Midland, Texas, U.S.[1]
DiedApril 26, 1986(1986-04-26) (aged 87)[2]
London, England
Resting placeBreakspear Crematorium, London, England
Citizenship
  • American
  • British
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
Years active1915–1983
Height5 ft 0 in (152 cm)[1]
Spouse
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(m. 1929; div. 1936)​
Children1
Relatives
Awards
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Juanita Horton, better known as Bessie Love (September 10, 1898 – April 26, 1986), was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films.[7] Her acting career spanned nearly seven decades—from silent film to sound film, including theatre, radio, and television—and her performance in The Broadway Melody (1929) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.[8]

  1. ^ a b Stars of the Photoplay. Chicago: Photoplay magazine. 1924.
  2. ^ Folkart, Burt A. (April 29, 1986). "Bessie Love, Silent Screen Actress Discovered in 1915, Dies at 87". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Kidd 1986, p. 67.
  4. ^ Gebhart, Myrtle (March 11, 1922). "Pantomime Paragraphs from Hollywood". Pantomime. Vol. 2, no. 10. p. 24.
  5. ^ Liebman, Roy (2000). Wampas Baby Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1922–1934. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 7. ISBN 0-7864-0756-5.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference walkoffame was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Silent Film Star Bessie Love Dies in London at 87". Variety. Vol. 323, no. 1. Los Angeles. April 30, 1986. pp. 4, 36.
  8. ^ "The 2nd Academy Awards | 1930". Oscars.org. Retrieved March 4, 2019.