Eugenie Besserer

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Eugenie Besserer was a Canadian-born American actress best known for her role as the protagonist’s mother in the landmark early sound film "The Jazz Singer" (1927).

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Eugenie Besserer canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
person ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
activeIn early sound film era ⓘ
silent film era ⓘ
countryOfBirth Canada ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
familyName Besserer ⓘ
fieldOfWork cinema ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
givenName Eugenie ⓘ
knownFor role as the protagonist’s mother in The Jazz Singer ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Eugenie Besserer ⓘ
nationality Canadian-American ⓘ
notableRole mother of the protagonist in The Jazz Singer ⓘ
notableWork The Jazz Singer ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
film actress ⓘ
stage actress ⓘ
partOf early Hollywood film industry ⓘ
performedIn Smilin' Through ⓘ
The Big Parade ⓘ
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film) ⓘ
The Isle of Lost Ships ⓘ
The Jazz Singer ⓘ
The Man Who Laughs ⓘ
The Patent Leather Kid ⓘ
The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) ⓘ
The Sea Beast ⓘ
The Singing Fool ⓘ
placeOfBirth Ottawa ⓘ
placeOfDeath Los Angeles ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
stateOfDeath California ⓘ
workLocation Hollywood ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ

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The Jazz Singer (1927 film) → starring → Eugenie Besserer ⓘ
Eugenie Besserer → name → Eugenie Besserer ⓘ
Thunderbolt (1929 film) → starring → Eugenie Besserer ⓘ
Besserer → hasNotableBearer → Eugenie Besserer ⓘ
A Lady of Chance → hasCastMember → Eugenie Besserer ⓘ
The Bottle Imp → starring → Eugenie Besserer ⓘ
The Devil's Claim → hasCastMember → Eugenie Besserer ⓘ
The Courageous Coward → castMember → Eugenie Besserer ⓘ
Kindred of the Dust → starring → Eugenie Besserer ⓘ