# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bessie-clayton
# Generated: 2026-08-14T22:42:23.416Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bessie-clayton"
name: "Bessie Clayton"
slug: "bessie-clayton"
description: "Bessie Clayton was an American Broadway and Vaudeville dancer and choreographer. She was an influential bridge between classical ballet and stage dancing.\nThe New York Times called Clayton America’s first native-born prima ballerina."
tagline: "American dancer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bessie_Clayton03.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1875"
deathDate: "1948-07-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.98
  momentum:             1.544715447154472
  historical:           4.805112
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A_%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "بيسي كلايتون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%89_%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "بيسى كلايتون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Clayton"
    title: "Bessie Clayton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Clayton"
    title: "Bessie Clayton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Clayton"
    title: "Bessie Clayton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13560823"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump