Bessie Banks (actress)
Bessie Banks | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bessie Estelle Naylor August 18, 1887 Worthington, Minnesota, USA |
| Died | June 25, 1969 (aged 81) Santa Barbara, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actress, screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Perry Banks |
Bessie Banks (born Bessie Estelle Naylor) was an American actress and screenwriter active in Hollywood during the silent era.[1][2]
Biography[]
Bessie was born in Worthington, Minnesota, to Stephen Naylor and Harriet Lynch. Both of her parents were from Britain. The family relocated to Santa Barbara, California, when Bessie was a girl. In Santa Barbara, she met and married her husband, Canadian actor Perry Banks; together, they performed as a vaudeville act and appeared in a number of films produced in Santa Barbara at "Flying A" Studios.[3]
Selected filmography[]
As screenwriter:
- The Beggar Child (1914)
As actress:
- Dulcie's Adventure (1916)
- (1916)
- Youth's Endearing Charm (1916)
- (1916)
- (1916)
- (1916)
- (1916)
- (1916)
- To Rent Furnished (1915)
- (1915)
- (1915)
- (1915)
- (1915)
- (1915)
- In Trust (1915)
- (1915)
- (1915)
- A Woman Scorned (1915)
- When a Woman Waits (1914)
- (1914)
References[]
- ^ The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916.
- ^ Motography. 1916.
- ^ "Vaudeville at Opera House". The Lompoc Record. 23 Jul 1909. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
External Links[]
- Bessie Banks at IMDb
Categories:
- 1887 births
- 1969 deaths
- American film actresses
- Vaudeville performers
- People from Worthington, Minnesota
- Actresses from Minnesota