Bessie Love

1898 – 1986

silent film star · Academy Award nominee · West End player · writer silent film star · Academy Award nominee
West End player · writer silent film star Academy Award nominee West End player writer

Bessie Love was an American actress whose career began in silent film and continued for decades in sound film, radio, television, and on stage. Nominated for an Academy Award for The Broadway Melody, she became a respected West End performer and published writer, known for her candid, witty reflections on life in early cinema.