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Born Bessie Harrison in Santa Barbara in 1890. Her father Edgar Thomas Harrison was a musician. Bessie starred in at least 200 melodrama, action westerns and crime films. In the 1910 she was visiting the Selig Film studios with a party of friends, when a director saw and liked her red hair because he said it would photograph a beautiful black, so he offered her a minor role, she had no formal training on stage, as did many early film actors, she was talented and soon rose to be one of Selig's most popular stars. Her first major role as a leading actress was under the direction of Francis Boggs in 'The Sheriff of Tuolomne' starring Tom Mix in 1911. Bessie will be perhaps be best remembered as Helen Chester in 'The Spoilers' directed by Colin Campbell with co-star William Farnum in 1914 and as Virginia Carvel in 'The Crisis' based in Winston Churchill's sprawling novel, co-starring George Fawcett and Matt Snyder, Bessie remained with selig until 1918. She was last seen in a supporting role as Ada Tremaine in John Ince's 'The Girl of Gold' starring Florence Vidor and Malcolm McGregor for the Regal Film Co in 1925. She returned to the screen in the 1930's as a extra. Bessie reportedly had a terrible argument with her mother Claribel, walked out of her Hollywood home, and was never seen or heard from again. Her brother Elbert spent years searching for her but was unsuccessful.Bessie married at 19 to Selig film producer Charles Eyton they divorced in 1915. She died from congestive heart failure in 1965 age 74.- Actor
- Writer
Harry Stuhldreher is an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played quarterback at University of Notre Dame from 1922 to 1924, where he was a three-time All-American and member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield. After graduating from Notre Dame, Stuhldreher played professional football briefly with the Brooklyn Horsemen/Lions in 1926. He served as the head football coach at Villanova College-now known as Villanova University-from 1925 to 1935 and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1936 to 1948, compiling a career college football record of 110-87-15. Stuhldreher was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1958.
Stuhldreher wrote two books, "Quarterback Play" and "Knute Rockne, Man Builder." The latter was a source for the movie Knute Rockne All American (1940), starring Ronald Reagan as George Gipp. Former Notre Dame star Nick Lukats played the part of Stuhldreher in this movie. Stuhldreher's wife Mary was also a writer. The couple had four sons.
Harry Stuhldreher was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1958.- Production Manager
- Producer
- Director
Viktor Biyazi was born on 27 March 1899 in Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire. Viktor was a production manager and producer, known for Ognennaya mest (1930), Fire Revenge (1930) and Burya (1928). Viktor died on 22 January 1965 in Moscow, Soviet Union.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Trefor Jones was born on 27 August 1902 in Cymmer, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Potts in Parovia (1956), All Over the Town (1949) and Hello London (1958). He died on 22 January 1965 in Montrose, Scotland, UK.