Eugenie Besserer

'Eugenie Besserer' (qv) 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)_ (qv). 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)_ (qv), _The Millionaire Policeman (1926)_ (qv), _The Jazz Singer (1927)_ (qv) (the first "talkie"), and _A Royal Romance (1930)_ (qv). Her final film was 1933's _To the Last Man (1933)_ (qv). Eugenie died of natural causes on May 28, 1934 in Los Angeles, California.::Denny Jackson