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Bessie is a
feminine given name,
often a
diminutive form (hypocorism) of Elizabeth,
Beatrice and
other names since the 16th century. It is
sometimes a...
- in the
United States. She was po****rly
known as "Queen Bess" and "Brave
Bessie", and
hoped to
start a
school for African-American fliers.
Coleman died...
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Bessie Beatrice Carter (born 25
October 1993) is an
English actress. She is best
known for her role as
Prudence Featherington on the
Netflix series Bridgerton...
- Glen and
Bessie Hyde were
newlyweds who
disappeared while attempting to run the
rapids of the
Colorado River through Grand Canyon,
Arizona in 1928. Had...
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Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 –
September 26, 1937) was an African-American
blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age.
Nicknamed the "Empress of...
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Bessie Love (born
Juanita Horton;
September 10, 1898 –
April 26, 1986) was an American-British
actress who
achieved prominence playing innocent, young...
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Bessie Amelia Emery Head (6 July 1937 – 17
April 1986) was a
South African writer who,
though born in
South Africa, is
usually considered Botswana's most...
- Wallis,
Duchess of
Windsor (born
Bessie Wallis Warfield,
later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 –
April 24, 1986) was an
American socialite and...
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Bessie Virginia Griffin,
better known as
Bessie Blount, (November 24, 1914 –
December 30, 2009), was an
American writer, nurse,
physical therapist, inventor...
- (c. 1498/c. 1500/c. 1502 – 1540),
commonly known during her
lifetime as
Bessie Blount, was a
mistress of
Henry VIII of England.
Blount was the daughter...
