Her cowboy father moved the family to Hollywood, where he became a chiropractor. Mini Bio (1) Bessie Love was born in Texas. I love seeing old pictures of people looking natural, without period hairstyles or fashion (like this pic!). Vanity Fair 1925 Actress and dancer, Bessie Love, seen from the back, dancing the Charleston, standing with one hand on her hip and one arm in the air. Bessie Love was the prettiest girl anyone in Midland had ever seen. 1927 – Sur un air de Charleston a short film made by Jean Renoir featuring Johnny … 4 years ago. (Photo by … 1925 – Actress Bessie Love dances the Charleston in the film The King on Main Street. With a small frame and delicate features, she played innocent young girls, f Bessie Love in Patau, 1925 Love was a silent film star who helped to popularise the charleston dance Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton, September 1898 – April was an American motion picture actress who achieved prominence mainly in the silent films and early talkies. As the family needed money, Bessie's mother sent her to Biograph Studios, hoping she would become an actress.