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Bessie Love
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Actor Born: September 10, 1898 in Midland, TX Death: April 26, 1986 in London, England Biography:Love was born Juanita Horton. While still a Los Angeles high school student she began appearing in films in 1915. She was given her screen name by filmmaker "D.W. Griffith." In 1916 she began appearing in lead roles opposite several major stars, and made a big impression as the Bride of Cana in "Intolerance". Her subsequent career was a roller-coaster; each time she appeared to have broken through as a major star in a big film, she was cast in several forgettable ventures and had to start her way back up. Also, producers weren't sure how to cast her: at first she was an ingenue heroine; in the early '20s she played somber leads in melodramas; in the late '20s she was in light films. A footnote: in 1925 she introduced the Charleston to films in "King on Main Street". She had several "comebacks," the most noteworthy of which was in the talkie musical "The Broadway Melody". Successfully making the... Full Biography
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