This Is Your Life: Bessie Love

Bessie LOVE (1898-1986)

THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Bessie Love, actress, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the stage door of London’s Prince of Wales Theatre, after the first night of the show, Never Too Late.

Bessie began her acting career in the silent films in Hollywood, initially working for the pioneering director, D W Griffith. She sucessfully made the transition to talkies, and in 1929 was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Broadway Melody.

Bessie moved to England in 1935 and continued to work on the stage and play small roles in films, including The Barefoot Contessa, Nowehere to Go and The Greengage Summer.

"Oh no, really? Oh I say, truly?"

programme details...

Edition No: 230
Subject No: 231
Broadcast date: Thu 24 Oct 1963
Broadcast time: 8.35-9.00pm
Recorded: Tue 24 Sep 1963 11.00pm
Venue: Prince Charles Theatre
Series: 9
Edition: 4

on the guest list...

Percy Marmont
Blanche Sweet
Dudley Spellman
Derrick de Marney
Charles Frend
June Thorburn
Jimmy Logan
Gareth Hughes
Patricia Hawks - daughter

production team...

Researcher: John Dalzell
Writer: John Dalzell
Director: Michael Goodwin
Producer: Vere Lorrimer
Executive Producer: T Leslie Jackson

names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life

related pages...

An Actor's Life For Me

spotlight on the stars

Jimmy Logan

Bessie Love with Eamonn Andrews on This Is Your Life

Series 9 subjects