Jessalyn Van Trump

Jessalyn Van Trump
in 1913
Born	(1887-01-16)January 16, 1887 St. Johns, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 2, 1939(1939-05-02) (aged 52) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	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

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.

External links

• Jessalyn Van Trump at IMDb