1. Eugenie Besserer was a French-American actress who starred in silent films and features of the early sound motion-picture era, beginning in 1910.
10 Facts About Eugenie Besserer
1. 2.
Eugenie Besserer was taken by her parents to Ottawa as a girl, and spent her childhood there.
3.
Eugenie Besserer was left an orphan and escaped from her guardians at the age of 12.
4.
Eugenie Besserer came to New York City and arrived at Grand Central Station with only 25 cents in her pocket.
5.
Eugenie Besserer performed a season at Pike's Opera House in Portland, Oregon.
6.
In motion pictures, Eugenie Besserer was usually cast in mother roles, including as the mother of Al Jolson's character in The Jazz Singer.
7.
Eugenie Besserer portrayed Aunt Ray Innis in The Circular Staircase, based on the novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
8.
When Besserer was 15, she married art dealer Albert W Hegger.
9.
On May 29,1934, Eugenie Besserer died at her Hollywood home, aged 64.
10.
Eugenie Besserer is buried in Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles.