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- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Eugenie Besserer 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). 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), The Millionaire Policeman (1926), The Jazz Singer (1927) (the first "talkie"), and A Royal Romance (1930). Her final film was 1933's To the Last Man (1933). Eugenie died of natural causes on May 28, 1934 in Los Angeles, California.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson
- SpouseAlbert W. Hegger
- Playing sweet natured loving mothers and grandmothers
- According to _Moving Picture World,_ "At one time Miss Besserer was known as the champion woman fencer of the world".
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