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Bessie Love

Bessie Love (September 10, 1898 - April 26, 1986) was an American actress. 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.

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.

Her career came to a quick halt soon after that, however, and she moved to the United Kingdom, where she had very small roles in several films. She made a small comeback in the 1980s with roles in Ragtime and in Reds.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6777 Hollywood Blvd.


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She performed the Charleston in the movie The King on Main Street in 1925. When the dictatorship revoked her Greek citizenship, she said, "I was born Greek and I would die Greek. As her roles got larger, so did her popularity. During the period of dictatorship in Greece from 1967 to 1974, Mercouri lived in France. She was selected one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922. Nominated for an Academy Award for Never on Sunday, she went on to star in such films as Topkapi, Phaedra, and Gaily, Gaily. Griffith, who gave her a small part in Intolerance in 1916. In fact, she had been making movies since 1955, first appearing in the Greek language film Stella.

When the family needed money, her mother sent her to Biograph Studios, where she met D.W. Born Anna Amalia Mercouri or Maria Amalia Mercouris, she became well-known to international audiences when she starred in the 1960 film Never on Sunday, directed by her husband Jules Dassin. Born Juanita Horton in Midland, Texas, she moved with her family to Hollywood when she was young. Melina Mercouri (Μελίνα Μερκούρη; Athens,October 18, 1920 - New York, March 6, 1994) was a Greek actress and political activist. Bessie Love (September 10, 1898 - April 26, 1986) was an American actress.