Autographs of Bessie Love
Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton; September 10, 1898 – April 26, 1986) was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films. Her acting career spanned nearly seven decades—from silent film to sound film, including theatre, radio, and television—and her performance in The Broadway Melody (1929) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. More about Bessie Love
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Love was born Juanita Horton in Midland, Texas, to John Cross Horton and Emma Jane Horton (née Savage). Her father was a cowboy and bartender, while her mother worked in and managed restaurants. She attended school in Midland until she was in the eighth grade, when her family moved to Arizona, New Mexico, and then to California, where they settled in Hollywood. When in Hollywood, her father became a chiropractor, and her mother worked at the Jantzen's Knitwear and Bathing Suits factory.
In June 1915, while a student at Los Angeles High School, Horton went to the set of a film to meet with actor Tom Mix, who had recommended that she visit him if she wanted to "get into pictures". However, when Mix was unavailable, she was advised to meet with pioneering film director D.W. Griffith, who placed her under personal contract. When it was decided that her given name was too long for theater marquees and too difficult to pronounce, Griffith's associate Frank Woods gave Horton the stage name Bessie Love: "Bessie, because any child can pronounce it. And Love, because we want everyone to love her!" Love dropped out of high school to pursue her film career, but she completed her diploma in 1919. Read even more about Bessie Love at Wikipedia
In June 1915, while a student at Los Angeles High School, Horton went to the set of a film to meet with actor Tom Mix, who had recommended that she visit him if she wanted to "get into pictures". However, when Mix was unavailable, she was advised to meet with pioneering film director D.W. Griffith, who placed her under personal contract. When it was decided that her given name was too long for theater marquees and too difficult to pronounce, Griffith's associate Frank Woods gave Horton the stage name Bessie Love: "Bessie, because any child can pronounce it. And Love, because we want everyone to love her!" Love dropped out of high school to pursue her film career, but she completed her diploma in 1919. Read even more about Bessie Love at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Bessie Love
The most expensive item with a signature of Bessie Love (Bessie Love Very Rare Signed Photograph.) was sold in January 2023 for £199.99 while the cheapest item (Bessie Love personally autographed photo) found a new owner for £1.99 in September 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was July 2019 with an average selling price of £25.00 for an autographed item of Bessie Love. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2023 with £199.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.99 was September 2020. In average, an autographed item from Bessie Love is worth £13.60.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bessie Love were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | BESSIE LOVE (1898-1986) Vintage Actress The Broadway Melody etc Signed Pic | £5.99 | |
| BESSIE LOVE (1898-1986) Vintage Actress The Broadway Melody Signed CARD & PC pic | £8.52 | |
| BESSIE LOVE - AMERICAN ACTRESS - AUTOGRAPH | £29.99 | |
| Bessie Love - Real Photo Postcard - Autograph Series A36 | £1.99 | |
| Bessie Love - vintage signed 8x10 photo | £29.00 | |
| BESSIE LOVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM HOLLYWOOD WITH LOVE SIGNED COPY | £39.99 | |
| Bessie Love personally autographed photo | £1.99 | |
| Bessie Love Very Rare Signed Photograph. | £199.99 | |
| Bessie Love vintage signed card AFTAL#145 | £11.50 | |
| Bessie Love vintage signed card AFTAL#145 | £10.50 | |
| Bessie Love vintage signed card AFTAL#145 | £12.50 | |
| Bessie Love vintage signed card AFTAL145 | £19.74 | |
| Bessie Love, altes original Ross-Foto,Nr.4516/1, original signed | £24.03 | |
| Esma Cannon, Bessie Love vintage signed page Carry On AFTAL#145 | £107.00 | |
| Vintage Signed 3.5 x 5.5 Inch Photograph Of Hollywood Star Bessie Love | £9.99 | |