Jessalyn Van Trump

Jessalyn Van Trump (January 16, 1887 May 2, 1939) was an American silent film actress.[1]

Jessalyn Van Trump
in 1913
Born(1887-01-16)January 16, 1887
St. Johns, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 1939(1939-05-02) (aged 52)
OccupationActress
Years active19111928

Van Trump was born in St. Johns, Ohio,[2] but later moved to Hollywood and began acting at age 24. She appeared in over eighty silent films between 1911 and 1928. In the early 1910s, she often appeared opposite Pauline Bush. She died in Hollywood in 1939, at age 52.[3]

Selected filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1911 Alice's Sacrifice Alice
Three Daughters of the West
The Smoke of the .45 The Younger Sister
1912 The Pensioners The Second Son's Sweetheart
The End of the Feud
Geronimo's Last Raid
1913 Calamity Anne's Beauty
Cupid Never Ages
Calamity Anne's Vanity
Calamity Anne's Inheritance
The Restless Spirit
Back to Life The Charmer
Rory o' the Bogs
The Gratitude of Wanda
1914 A Turn of the Cards
The Higher Law
1919 A Day's Pleasure Woman in the street Uncredited
1921 Among Those Present Uncredited

References

  1. "Jessalyn Van Trump". The Los Angeles Times. May 4, 1939. p. 19. Retrieved December 24, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Katchmer, George A. (20 May 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. pp. 381–382. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  3. Lombardi, Frederic (15 March 2013). Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-7864-9040-0.


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