Profile
Bessie Love
Actress + Leading Lady
Female
Born
Sep 10, 1898
Hometown
Midland, Texas
Died
Apr 26, 1986
Death Place
United Kingdom
Height
5' (152 cm)
Nationality
American
High School
Los Angeles High ...
Bessie Love was an American motion picture actress who achieved prominence mainly in the silent films and early talkies. With a small frame and delicate features, she played innocent young girls, flappers, and wholesome leading ladies. Her role in The… Read More
Romance
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William HawksMarried 1929 - 1935
News + Updates
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Nolan J. Hedglin Wilkes Barre Times LeaderGoogle News - Aug 14, 2011
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Warren Beatty Curtează O Mulţime De Vedete Pentru Noul Lui Film Despre Howard ... Cinema RxGoogle News - Jun 23, 2011
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Back To Her Redcar Roots For One Final Time Gazette LiveGoogle News - Jun 11, 2011
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A Celebration Of Rickety Bridges In Movies Den Of GeekGoogle News - Jun 01, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Bessie Love.
CHILDHOOD
1898
Birth
Born on September 10, 1898.
TWENTIES
1919
20 Years Old
In addition to her acting career, she wrote the screenplay for the 1919 film A Yankee Princess.
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1922
23 Years Old
In 1922 Love was selected one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars.
1923
24 Years Old
In 1923, she starred in Human Wreckage with Dorothy Davenport and produced by Thomas Ince.
1925
26 Years Old
As her roles got larger, so did her popularity. She performed the Charleston in the film The King on Main Street in 1925.
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THIRTIES
Love was able to successfully transition to talkies, and in 1929 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Broadway Melody.
1932
33 Years Old
However, by 1932 her American film career was in decline.
She moved to England in 1935 and did stage work and occasional films there.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1971
72 Years Old
She played a small but pivotal role as a switchboard operator in 1971's Sunday Bloody Sunday.
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1986
88 Years Old
Died on April 26, 1986.
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