Bessie Love Rise from Juanita Horton to Film Star
The Sunday Post notes Bessie Love transformed from Juanita Horton earning $3 a day to a film star earning a bank president level salary. The piece cites her rapid rise and the family’s shift in identity as she became famous in cinema.
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Bessie Love
Juanita Horton
Dr. Horton
Horton-love
Ma Horton
Post
Sunday Post
Bessie
E Horton
Ireland
Ma Llarton
Constantino
Boston
Los Angeles
Florencio
Constantine
Bessie Love Reveals Irish Roots In Hollywood Family Home
Laurel Canyon profile of Bessie Love born Juanita Horton details her rise from a Texas desert childhood with parents Dr. Horton and Ma Horton to a film star. She recalls meeting Charles Griffith, signing a five year contract, and career moves across Griffith, Pathe, and Vitagraph. She describes naming and graduation honor, family pride, and a portrait of a small star with big talent and a love of music and crafts.
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Laurel Canyon
Hollywood
Juanita Horton
Mallerton
Daddy Horton
Horton Mountain
Bessie Love
Miss Horton
Ma Horton
Hortons
Mrs. Love
Melba
Nordica
New Hampshire
Bessie
Daddy
Dr. Horton
Postman
Mary Wickford
Anita Stewart
Clara Kimball Young
Vivian Martin
Bill Hart
Blanche Sweet
Warren Kerrigan
Tom Moore
Desert
Midland
Fort Worth
el Paso
Texas
T. P. Railroad
Ma _ Horton
Juanita
Odessa
New Mexico
Mexico
Old Mexico
Williams, Ariz
Williams
Grand Canon
Arizona
Sand Hills
Los Angeles
Mec Kinley Avenue
Hollyvwood
Griffith
Mother
Mr. Griffith
Horton
Pathe Company
Missouri River
New York
Palm Beach
Caroline
Washington
Baltimore
Poe
Key
Charleston
S. C
Pathe
Vitagraph
Bret Harte
Dawn of Understanding
Sue
Fate
Geraldine
City of
L. A. H. Son
Los Angeles High School
Besssie
Why Chickens Cross the Road and Cows Too
The piece explains how cows and chickens direct attention with one or both eyes when facing danger from an approaching car. It argues that animals instinctively keep the dangerous object in view to avoid blindness during turning, guiding their escape across or along the road.
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Griffith Studios
San Julian
26Th Streets
Mr Griffith
King Solomon
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John Emerson
Douglas Fairbanks
Wilfred Lucas
Triangle
Mrs. Horton
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