| AGNES AYRES won her way to the hearts of theater-goers portraying feminine
characters of America's best loved short story teller, O. Henry, at the
Vitagraph Studios. She was born in Carbondale, Illinois, and educated in
Chicago, where she began her career as an extra girl. Her first starring
vehicle was "The Lane that Had No Turning." One of her most popular
pictures was "The Sheik," in which she appeared with Rudolph Valentino.
She had no stage experience. She is five feet, four and one-half inches
tall, weighs 115 pounds, and has golden brown hair and blue eyes. |