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Bessie Abott (1878–1919), American operatic soprano Bessie Acland (1870–1959), New Zealand painter Bessie Anthony (1880–1912), American golfer Bessie
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Botswana writer (1937–1986)
Bessie Amelia Emery Head (6 July 1937 – 17 April 1986) was a South African writer who, though born in South Africa, is usually considered Botswana's most
Bessie_Head
Afro-Indigenous pioneer in aviation (1892–1926)
in the United States. She was popularly known as "Queen Bess" and "Brave Bessie", and hoped to start a school for African-American fliers. Coleman died
Bessie_Coleman
American blues singer (1892–1937)
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1892 – September 26, 1937) was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of
Bessie_Smith
British actress (born 1993)
Bessie Beatrice Carter (born 25 October 1993) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC One series Howards End (2018)
Bessie_Carter
Mistress of Henry VIII
(c. 1498/c. 1500/c. 1502 – 1540), commonly known during her lifetime as Bessie Blount, was a mistress of Henry VIII of England. Blount was the daughter
Elizabeth_Blount
American 2015 TV film
Bessie is a 2015 HBO TV film about the American blues singer Bessie Smith, and focuses on her transformation as a struggling young singer into "The Empress
Bessie_(film)
American actress (1898–1986)
Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton; September 10, 1898 – April 26, 1986) was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young
Bessie_Love
English writer (1862–1941)
Bessie Marchant (1862–1941) was a prolific English writer of adventure novels featuring young female heroines. She published most of her work under the
Bessie_Marchant
American social leader
Bessie Behan (after marriage, Lewis; 1872–1956) was an American social leader. Elizabeth Antoinette Behan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March
Bessie_Behan
Wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (1896–1986)
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986), was an American socialite and the wife of Prince Edward, Duke
Wallis_Simpson
American screenwriter (1904–1985)
Alvah Cecil Bessie (June 4, 1904 – July 21, 1985) was an American novelist, screenwriter and journalist. He was one of nearly 3,000 American volunteers
Alvah_Bessie
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Bessie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bessie is a feminine given name. It may also refer to: Alvah Bessie (1904-1985), American novelist,
Bessie_(disambiguation)
Award for contemporary dance
The New York Dance and Performance Awards, also known as the Bessie Awards, are awarded annually for exceptional achievement by independent dance artists
Bessie_Awards
New Zealand artist (1880–1984)
Kendon (Bessie) - Artists - Australian Art Auction Records". www.artrecord.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020. "BLOMFIELD, Elizabeth ("Bessie") Mrs W. Kendon
Bessie_Blomfield
American actress (1884–1965)
Bessie Barriscale (born Elizabeth Mary Barriscale; June 9, 1884 – June 30, 1965) was an American actress who gained fame on the stage and in silent films
Bessie_Barriscale
Australian actress
Bessie Holland is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Stella Radic on the prison drama series Wentworth. Holland also plays Tessa in the
Bessie_Holland
Anglican Australian-born banjoist (1870–1964)
banjo player as well as a charity worker. Elizabeth Campbell, known as "Bessie", was born on 21 July 1870 in Melbourne, Australia. She is from an Irish
Bessie_Campbell
Bessie Stivenson or Bessie Stevenson (c.1610? to 1659) was executed for witchcraft in Stirling, Scotland in the 17th century. Bessie Stivenson was tried
Bessie_Stivenson
American physician and aviator (1875–1932)
Bessica Faith Raiche née Medlar, known as Bessie Raiche, (April 1875 – 11 April 1932) was an American dentist, physician, and America's first female aviator
Bessie_Raiche
American writer (1879–1952)
Bessie Anderson Stanley (born Caroline Elizabeth Anderson; March 25, 1879 – October 2, 1952) was an American writer, the author of the poem "Success" ("What
Bessie_Anderson_Stanley
American actress and talent agent
Bessie Loo (December 30, 1902 – October 28, 1998) was an American actress, casting director, and talent agent. She owned the Bessie Loo Talent Agency
Bessie_Loo
New Zealand woman artist
was exhibited as Bessie Acland at the Canterbury Society of Arts from 1893 to 1896. Following her marriage, she exhibited as Bessie Dunn, at Canterbury
Bessie_Acland
British Labour politician (1899–1970)
be known respectively as Elizabeth, Betty, or Bessie. By this means Elizabeth Bamber took the name Bessie, which she retained for the rest of her life
Bessie_Braddock
Eldest daughter of JDR
Elizabeth "Bessie" Rockefeller (August 23, 1866 – November 14, 1906) was the eldest child of Standard Oil co-founder John Davison Rockefeller (1839–1937)
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Topics referred to by the same term
Bessie Potter can refer to: Bessie Potter (1872–1955), American sculptor better known as Bessie Potter Vonnoh Bessie Potter, fictional character on television
Bessie_Potter
American motorcycle rider
Bessie Stringfield (born Betsy Beatrice White; 1911 or 1912 – February 16, 1993), also known as the "Motorcycle Queen of Miami", was an American motorcyclist
Bessie_Stringfield
American social worker
Bessie Averne McClenahan (August 1, 1885 – February 22, 1969) was an American social worker, sociologist, and college professor. She developed basic principles
Bessie_McClenahan
American animated television series
Poehler, Cynthia True, and Erik Wiese for Nickelodeon. The series centers on Bessie Higgenbottom, an ambitious Honeybee girl scout who believes she will become
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Bessie Blount may refer to: Bessie Blount (mistress of Henry VIII) (c. 1500–c. 1540), Henry VIII of England's mistress and mother of his son, Henry Fitzroy
Bessie_Blount
American physical therapist and forensic scientist
Bessie Virginia Griffin, better known as Bessie Blount (November 24, 1914 – December 30, 2009), was an African American writer, nurse, physical therapist
Bessie_Blount_Griffin
American journalist (1886–1947)
Mary "Bessie" Beatty (January 27, 1886 – April 6, 1947) was an American journalist, editor, playwright, and radio host. Elizabeth Mary "Bessie" Beatty
Bessie_Beatty
American soul singer (born 1938)
Bessie Banks (born February 8, 1938) is an American rhythm and blues and soul singer, best known for her original 1964 recording of "Go Now", successfully
Bessie_Banks
Unresolved 1928 disappearance on the Colorado River
Glen and Bessie Hyde were newlyweds who disappeared while attempting to run the rapids of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, Arizona, in 1928
Disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde
Disappearance_of_Glen_and_Bessie_Hyde
British music hall entertainer
Bessie Bellwood (born Catherine Mahoney; 30 March 1856 – 24 September 1896) was a popular music hall performer of the Victorian era noted for her singing
Bessie_Bellwood
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Bessie is a town in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bessie had a population of 182. A post office called Bessie has been
Bessie,_Oklahoma
Ukrainian-American actress and comedian (1873–1962)
Bessie Thomashefsky (née Baumfeld-Kaufman; Yiddish: בעסי טהאמאשעווסקי 1873 – July 6, 1962) was a Ukrainian-American Yiddish theater actress and comedian
Bessie_Thomashefsky
Fictional character
Elizabeth Gertrude Bunter, better known as Bessie Bunter, is a fictional character created by Charles Hamilton, who also created her more famous brother
Bessie_Bunter
American journalist
Bessie Breuer (born Elizabeth Freedman; October 19, 1893 – September 26, 1975) was an American journalist, novelist, and playwright. She was an O. Henry
Bessie_Breuer
Building in Tyne and Wear, England
Bessie Surtees House is the name of two merchants' houses on Newcastle's Sandhill, overlooking the River Tyne, that were built in the 16th and 17th centuries
Bessie_Surtees_House
American blues singer
Bessie Mae Smith was an American blues singer from St. Louis, who recorded for the Okeh, Vocalion and Paramount record labels under a variety of names
Bessie_Mae_Smith
Scottish healer convicted of witchcraft
Bessie Wright (recorded 1611–1628) was a healer in Perthshire who was accused of witchcraft in 1611, 1626 and then again in 1628. Not a lot is known about
Bessie_Wright
British Baronet (1819–1889)
although they adopted Jane's niece, Bessie Florence Gibson, the youngest child of Jane's brother Edward Gibson. Bessie Gibson married Lieutenant-Colonel
Sir Percy Shelley, 3rd Baronet
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American philanthropist in Alabama
Bessie Morse Bellingrath (1878 – 1943) was an Alabama philanthropist known for developing the Bellingrath Gardens and Home, the historic home of Bessie
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Botswana literary award
Bessie Head Short Story Awards (Bessie Head Literature Awards from 2007 to 2013) is a Botswana literary award founded in 2007. It is administered by the
Bessie Head Short Story Awards
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Impetus for building Scotty's Castle
Bessilyn Johnson (January 14, 1871 – April 22, 1943), known also as "Bessie" or "Mabel", was the wife of the Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson, a man
Bessilyn_Johnson
Lake monster in northeastern Michigan folklore
northeastern Ohio and Michigan folklore, Bessie is a name given to a lake monster in Lake Erie, also known as South Bay Bessie or simply The Lake Erie Monster
Bessie_(lake_monster)
Teacher focused on students with reading disabilities
Bessie Whitmore Stillman (1871-1947) was an educator and contributor to the Orton-Gillingham teaching method for students with disabilities in reading
Bessie_Stillman
Canadian seafarer
storms from Florida to Liverpool, England. Elizabeth Hall, usually known as Bessie Hall, was born in Granville Beach (Lower Granville), Nova Scotia on 7 April
Bessie_Hall
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
Astaire Pablo Casals Dizzy Gillespie Jascha Heifetz Lena Horne Leontyne Price Bessie Smith Art Tatum Sarah Vaughan 1990 Nat King Cole Miles Davis Vladimir Horowitz
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American dancer
Bessie Clayton (c. 1878 – July 16, 1948) was an American Broadway and Vaudeville dancer and choreographer. She was an influential bridge between classical
Bessie_Clayton
British television series
1930s, it is a tale of betrayal, scandal, heartache and even imprisonment. Bessie Carter as Nancy Mitford, the eldest Mitford sister Isobel Jesper Jones as
Outrageous_(TV_series)
UK producer of frozen food products
Aunt Bessie's Limited (until 2008 known as Tryton Foods Ltd) is a UK producer of frozen food products under the brand name Aunt Bessie's. The company
Aunt_Bessie's
American opera singer
with Enrico Caruso, Bessie Abott, Louise Homer and Antonio Scotti from 1907. Problems playing this file? See media help. Bessie Abott (1878 – February
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Irish-American singer (1888-1931)
Bessie McCoy (born Elizabeth Genevieve McEvoy; May 17, 1888 – August 16, 1931) was an American vaudeville entertainer, best known for her 1908 hit song
Bessie_McCoy
Australian feminist, social activist (1874–1967)
Bessie Mabel Rischbieth, OBE JP (née Earle; 16 October 1874 – 13 March 1967) was an influential and early Australian feminist and social activist. A leading
Bessie_Rischbieth
American actress
Bessie Eyton (née Harrison; July 5, 1890 – January 22, 1965) was an American actress of the silent era. Eyton appeared in 200 films between 1911 and 1925
Bessie_Eyton
American gospel singer (1922–1989)
Bessie Griffin (née Arlette B. Broil; July 6, 1922 – April 10, 1989) was an American gospel singer. From junior high into the late 1940s, she sang with
Bessie_Griffin
Australian businesswoman, writer, model and television presenter (born 1974)
Bessie Wilson (born 10 September 1974), known professionally as Bessie Bardot, is an Australian businesswoman, author, body model, television host, and
Bessie_Bardot
American sculptor (1872–1955)
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (August 17, 1872 – March 8, 1955) was an American sculptor best known for her small bronzes, mostly of domestic scenes, and for her
Bessie_Potter_Vonnoh
American singer and songwriter (1958–2009)
Astaire Pablo Casals Dizzy Gillespie Jascha Heifetz Lena Horne Leontyne Price Bessie Smith Art Tatum Sarah Vaughan 1990 Nat King Cole Miles Davis Vladimir Horowitz
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American vaudeville performer
Bessie Lamb (c.1879 – October 30, 1907) was an American vaudeville performer. She grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and started performing on stage at an early
Bessie_Lamb
Topics referred to by the same term
theatre director Bessie Jones (American singer) (1902–1984), American singer Bessie Jones (Welsh singer) (1887–1974), Welsh singer Bessie Jones (schooner)
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Scottish child suffragette and piper
"Best For Bessie". 6VT - Scottish Government The First Minister Ms Sturgeon said "I go into work in the morning to the place where Bessie would have
Bessie_Watson
American murder victim
Diamond Bessie (1854 - January 21, 1877) was the popular name given to Bessie Moore, née Annie Stone (although other sources give her birth name as Annie
Diamond_Bessie
Scottish writer and poet
Bessie Skea or Bessie Grieve (1923–1996) was a Scottish writer of prose and poetry. Inspired by her native Orkney Islands in the north of Scotland, her
Bessie_Skea
Musical artist
Bessie Lee Mauldin (December 28, 1920 – February 8, 1983) was an American bluegrass bassist, singer, songwriter, and a member of the bluegrass band “Bill
Bessie_Lee_Mauldin
American gynecologist and obstetrician
Bessie Louise Moses (1893–1965) was a U.S. gynecologist and obstetrician who advocated birth control practices for women. Born in Baltimore, Maryland to
Bessie_Moses
American blues singer (1897–1948)
pseudonym Bessie Jackson. Music critic Ernest Borneman noted that Bogan was one of "the big three of the blues", along with Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. Many
Lucille_Bogan
American dancer, choreographer, and actress (born 1957)
Choice Television Award nomination for playing Bessie Smith's sister Viola in the 2015 HBO film Bessie. Khandi Alexander was born in Jacksonville, Florida
Khandi_Alexander
Luxembourgish and German actress (born 1983)
Dörte Hanna Johanna Zadek Elle ne pleure pas, elle chante Nurse Anonymous Bessie Vavasour 2012 Formentera Mara D'Belle Epoque Belle Documentary The Treasure
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American actress
Bessie Learn (30 August 1888 – 5 February 1987) was an American actress who appeared in 86 films between 1911 and 1919. Elizabeth “Bessie” Learn was born
Bessie_Learn
American singer
Bessie Brown (March 2, 1890 – November 12, 1955) also known as "The Original" Bessie Brown, was an American classic female blues, jazz, and cabaret singer
Bessie_Brown
British architect
Bessie Ada Charles (1869 – 4 November 1932) was a British architect. In 1900, she became one of the first women to enter the Royal Institute of British
Bessie_Charles
British writer and feminist (1829–1925)
women's rights in Victorian times and also a poet, essayist and journalist. Bessie Rayner Parkes was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, daughter of
Bessie_Rayner_Parkes
British flintlock musket
"Brown Bess" is a nickname of uncertain origin for the British Army's muzzle-loading smoothbore flintlock Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives. The
Brown_Bess
English vaudeville performer
Bessie Bonehill (17 February 1855 – 21 August 1902) was an English vaudeville singer, comic entertainer and male impersonator. She toured widely in the
Bessie_Bonehill
Australian artist (1879–1965)
Bessie Ellen Davidson (22 May 1879 – 22 February 1965) was an Australian painter known for her impressionist, light-filled landscapes and interiors. Bessie
Bessie_Davidson
Musical artist
Bessie Cursons (born 8 June 1995)[citation needed] is an English singer, actress and dancer from Portsmouth, Hampshire. She reached the final of the first
Bessie_Cursons
Icelandic children's television show
mayor of LazyTown, who has a crush on Bessie. He is old-fashioned and often confused by modern technology. Miss Bessie Busybody, Icelandic: Stína Símalína
LazyTown
American librarian (1902–1995)
Bessie Grace Boehm Moore (August 2, 1902 – October 24, 1995) was an American educator from Arkansas. She was a lifelong advocate to increase funding and
Bessie_Boehm_Moore
English rock band (1960–1970)
Astaire Pablo Casals Dizzy Gillespie Jascha Heifetz Lena Horne Leontyne Price Bessie Smith Art Tatum Sarah Vaughan 1990 Nat King Cole Miles Davis Vladimir Horowitz
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American rapper and actress (born 1970)
received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie (2015), which she co-produced, winning the Primetime Emmy
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Australian artist (1868–1961)
was cremated. Underhill, Nancy D, H. (1981). "Gibson, Elizabeth Dickson (Bessie) (1868–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography
Bessie_Gibson
Musical artist
Bessie Turner is an English singer, songwriter and musician from Suffolk. Turner was raised in Eye, Suffolk, where she attended Hartismere School. She
Bessie_Turner
English singer and burlesque entertainer
Bessie Sudlow (born Barbara Eliza (Bessie) Johnstone; 22 July 1849 – 28 January 1928) was a British singer and entertainer who performed in the United
Bessie_Sudlow
1996 American drama film
see if he is a bone marrow match. He accuses Bessie of wanting to stay away from the family, so Bessie tries to build a relationship with him. She gifts
Marvin's_Room_(film)
Play by Edward Albee
The Death of Bessie Smith is a one-act play by American playwright Edward Albee, written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. The play
The_Death_of_Bessie_Smith
American tennis player
Bessie Ann Frances Stockard is an American tennis player and women's basketball coach. Bessie Stockard grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, the youngest of
Bessie_Stockard
1940 novel by Richard Wright
leaves the corpse to burn, and goes home. Bigger's current girlfriend Bessie Mears suspects him of having done something to Mary. Bigger goes back to
Native_Son
South African traditional aristocrat
Bessie (fl. 1730s - circa 1808 in Mngazana), otherwise known as Gquma, was a South African traditional aristocrat. As the Great Wife of Inkosi Sango of
Bessie_(South_African_queen)
American performer
Bessie Digby Bown Ricker (January 4, 1872 – June 30, 1953) was an American performer popular on the vaudeville stage, "one of the best known entertainers
Bessie_Bown_Ricker
American singer
Bessie Helena Mayle (died May 17, 1963) was an American soprano singer, poet, and educator. She taught at historically black colleges and universities
Bessie_Mayle
1964 single by Bessie Banks
a song composed by Larry Banks and Milton Bennett and first recorded by Bessie Banks, released as a single in January 1964. The best-known version was
Go_Now
American painter (1876–1960)
Bessie Pease Gutmann (1876 – 1960) was an American artist and illustrator, most noted for her paintings of putti, infants, and young children. During the
Bessie_Pease_Gutmann
1973 novel by Bessie Head
Question of Power is a novel by the South African-born Motswana writer Bessie Head, first published in London, England, in 1973. The novel follows Elizabeth
A_Question_of_Power
American actress and singer (born 1940)
Eva, Straucy Marguerite, French Garl, Dalton Harold, Ruhl Carter, Wanda Bessie, Merrill Wilton, and Edith Carroll Wolford. Her parents were Ada Glenna
Lulu_Porter
English serial killer (1872–1915)
with a total take of £400 (equivalent to £41,000 in 2025). He then married Bessie Mundy and Alice Burnham. In September 1914, he married Alice Reid under
George_Joseph_Smith
American actress and author (born 1934)
Role Notes 1955 The Trouble with Harry Jennifer Rogers Artists and Models Bessie Sparrowbrush 1956 Around the World in 80 Days Princess Aouda 1958 The Sheepman
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American actress and activist (born 1937)
Perkins 1983 Belva Lockwood Lucretia Mott 1984 Mary "Mother" Harris Jones Bessie Smith 1986 Barbara McClintock Lucy Stone Harriet Beecher Stowe 1988 Gwendolyn
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