Bessie Wynn
Bessie Wynn (June 1876 – July 8, 1968) was an American stage and vaudeville actress and singer. She was born in Chicago and sang in church choirs while growing up. At 23 in 1899 she first appeared in the chorus of Papa's Wife starring Anna Held. She continued on Broadway and ultimately appeared in two enormous hit plays The Wizard of Oz(1902) starring Anna Laughlin;, Babes in Toyland(1903-05) with William Norris and Mabel Barrison; and Wonderland in 1905. In 1907 she began appearing in Vaudeville and was a highly paid starrer for the Keith-Orpheum organization. She continued with Keith's in Vaudeville until Keith's folded in the 1930s. She then retired to her own chicken farm but came out of retirement in 1949 for a Palace Theater revival of Vaudeville programs. As far as motion pictures she appeared in two news animated weeklys in 1913 and 1914. If she appeared for earlier film companies such as Edison, Lubin or Biograph she did so anonymously. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1876 (Chicago), Died 1968
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 417 | Not documented | approximately Nov. 1910 | If the wind had only blown the other way | Bessie Wynn | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wynn, Bessie," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/117003.
Wynn, Bessie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/117003.
"Wynn, Bessie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Wynn, Bessie, 1876-1968 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2006005651
Wikidata: Bessie Wynn - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q61946933
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