Jessalyn Van Trump Explained

Jessalyn Van Trump
Birth Date:January 16, 1887
Birth Place:St. Johns, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1911 - 1928

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

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

YearFilmRoleNotes
1911Alice's SacrificeAlice
Three Daughters of the West
The Smoke of the .45The Younger Sister
1912The PensionersThe Second Son's Sweetheart
The End of the Feud
Geronimo's Last Raid
1913Calamity Anne's Beauty
Cupid Never Ages
Calamity Anne's Vanity
Calamity Anne's Inheritance
The Restless Spirit
Back to LifeThe Charmer
Rory o' the Bogs
The Gratitude of Wanda
1914A Turn of the Cards
The Higher Law
1919A Day's PleasureWoman in the streetUncredited
1921Among Those PresentUncredited

Notes and References

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