Bessie Buskirk

 ( American Silent Film Actresses ) 

Bessie Buskirk (March 21, 1892 – November 19, 1952) was an actress on stage and in in the United States. She was a child actress on stage before becoming a film actress as an adult. Already in 1900, she was appearing on stage. She appeared in several short films in 1915 and continued to be cast in various credited roles into 1917.

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Early life She was born in Illinois. Her father was a stage carpenter before the family moved to Los Angeles.

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Career

She starred opposite Joseph Henabery in The Huron Converts and The Race Love in 1915. She portrayed Donalbain in Macbeth (1916 film). She also had credited roles in 1917 films.

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Burial

She is buried in the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.

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Filmography

• Farewell to Thee (1915) short film not to be confused with Aloha Oe (film)
• A Mother's Justice (1915)
• The Ever Living Isles (1915)
• The Huron Converts (1915) with Joseph Henabery, a Reliance Film
  Bertil O. Österberg (2009). 9780786442423, McFarland. . ISBN 9780786442423
• The Race Love / The Race War (1915) with Joseph Henabery
  George A. Katchmer (2015). 9781476609058, McFarland. . ISBN 9781476609058
• The House Built Upon Sand (1916)
• Macbeth (1916)
  Robert Hamilton Ball (2013). 9781134980840, Routledge. . ISBN 9781134980840
• Pet of Patagonia (1916)
• Her Official Fathers (1917)
• Cheerful Givers (1917)

Categories: American Silent Film Actresses, 20th-century American Actresses, 1892 Births, 1952 Deaths

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