Betty Francisco

From Wikipedia Betty Francisco September 26 1900 November 25 1950 was an American silentfilm actress appearing mainly in dramaticromantic films Her sister Evelyn Francisco was also an actress Born Elizabeth Barton or Bartman in Little Rock Arkansas Betty acted in many credited roles from the period between 1920 and 1934 after which it appears she left the movies for good Her first film credit was in the 1920 film A Broadway Cowboy However the film did little to improve her popularity In 1923 she was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars although studios still preferred to cast her in roles opposite major female leading ladies However she managed to have her own share of leading roles costarring with Norma Talmadge Wallace Beery and Conway Tearle in First Nationals 1923 costume picture Ashes of Vengeance She appeared in Maytime that same yearThe actress was still working after the transition of sound but her name was now virtually unnoticed and Betty who had mostly done B movies in her career found herself almost forgotten by the film industry Her last film was Romance in the Rain 1934 Betty Francisco died of a heart attack on her ranch in El Cerrito Riverside California in 1950 aged 50 and was interred at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale California United States