Eugenie Besserer(1868-1934)
- Actress
Eugenie Besserer was born in Watertown, New York on Christmas Day of
1868. She was largely a silent film actress who made her debut in
1910's silent version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910). She was 42 at the time. For the most
part Eugenie was a character actress, much in demand for filling in
roles. Because of her willingness to take just about any role, Eugenie
was able to be a part of films such as Enemies of Children (1923), The Millionaire Policeman (1926), The Jazz Singer (1927) (the
first "talkie"), and A Royal Romance (1930). Her final film was 1933's To the Last Man (1933).
Eugenie died of natural causes on May 28, 1934 in Los Angeles,
California.
