Bessie Love

Bessie Love
Bessie Love
	Love in 1918
Born	Juanita Horton; September 10, 1898; Midland, Texas, U.S.
Died	April 26, 1986 (aged 87); London, England
Resting place	Breakspear Crematorium, London, England
Citizenship	American; British;
Occupations	Actress; writer;
Years active	1915–1983
Height	5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Spouse	William Hawks (m. 1929; div. 1936)
Children	1
Relatives	Howard Hawks (brother-in-law); Kenneth Hawks (brother-in-law); Mary Astor (sister-in-law); Athole Shearer (sister-in-law);
Awards	WAMPAS Baby Star; Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Signature

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]

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

[photoplay-1] Stars of the Photoplay. Chicago: Photoplay magazine. 1924.

[latimes-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.

[FOOTNOTEKidd198667-3] 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.

[walkoffame-6] Cite error: The named reference walkoffame was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[variety-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.

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Bessie Love
Love in 1918
Born	Juanita Horton (1898-09-10)September 10, 1898 Midland, Texas, U.S.^[1]
Died	April 26, 1986(1986-04-26) (aged 87)^[2] London, England
Resting place	Breakspear Crematorium, London, England
Citizenship	American British
Occupations	Actress writer
Years active	1915–1983
Height	5 ft 0 in (152 cm)^[1]
Spouse	William Hawks (m. 1929; div. 1936)
Children	1
Relatives	Howard Hawks (brother-in-law) Kenneth Hawks (brother-in-law) Mary Astor (sister-in-law) Athole Shearer (sister-in-law)^[3]
Awards	WAMPAS Baby Star^[4]^[5] Hollywood Walk of Fame^[6]
Signature