Agnes Ayres

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Agnes Ayres
Valentino and Ayres in a common scene in the film The Sheikh

Agnes Ayres actually Agnes Hinkle , (born April 4, 1898 in Carbondale , Illinois , USA ; † December 25, 1940 in Los Angeles , USA ) was a popular American actress of the silent film era .

Life

Agnes Ayres made her film debut in 1914/1915 at Essenay Studios in Chicago . In 1919 she was hired by William Fox for Fox Studios and in 1920 she received a contract with Paramount Pictures . She received her greatest role in 1921 in The Sheikh at the side of Rudolph Valentino . She became an overnight star with this role and then played leading roles in several major Hollywood productions .

She married Frank P. Schuker in 1921 and divorced after a few months. Her second marriage to the Spanish writer, film producer and Mexican diplomat Manuel Reachi (1900–1955) was closed in 1924 and divorced in 1927; from this marriage came a daughter.

In 1929 she lost her fortune after the stock market crash . In talkies could not hold more foot and retired from the film business as an actress. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1940 and was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery .

On February 8, 1960, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6504 Hollywood Blvd.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1917: Richard the Brazen
  • 1921: The Sheikh ( The Sheik )
  • 1921: The Anatol Affair
  • 1923: The Heart Raider
  • 1923: The Ten Commandments ( The Ten Commandments )
  • 1925: The Awful Truth
  • 1926: The Son of the Sheik ( Son of the Sheik )
  • 1927: Eve's Love Letters
  • 1929: The Donovan Affair
  • 1936: small town girl ( Small Town Girl )

Web links

Commons : Agnes Ayres  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Agnes Ayres. walkoffame.com, accessed March 28, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Ayres, Agnes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hinkle, Agnes (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION popular American actress of the silent film era
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Carbondale , Illinois , USA
DATE OF DEATH December 25, 1940
Place of death Los Angeles , USA