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Agnes Ayres (April 4, 1898 – December 25, 1940) was a silent film star in the 1920s. Born Agnes Hinkle in Carbondale, Illinois, she had planned to have a career in law, but in 1915 at the age of 17 she made her film debut at Essanay Studios in Chicago, and was signed by Fox Studios in 1919.
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Coverage : Agnes Ayres was sensationally beautiful actress that rocked the nation in the early half of the twentieth century. How much do you know about her? Take this quiz and find out.
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Lady Diana Mayo (Agnes Ayres), part of the British ex-patriate community in Algiers, loathes the idea of marriage because she believes it means the end of independence for women. On the very first day of a month-long excursion into the desert she is kidnapped by Ahmed Ben Hassan, (Rudolph Valentino) a wealthy and powerful sheik who takes her to his camp to act as his bride. (In the novel Diana is raped by Sheik Ahmed; ... the movie equivocates somewhat on this plot point.) Initially resentful and resistant, Diana eventually is captivated by the charismatic Ahmed Ben Hassan, who in turn comes to regret his treatment of her, particularly after being reprimanded by a friend from his university days, the French author Raoul St. Hubert (Adolphe Menjou). He decides to free Diana, but before he can do so, she is kidnapped by a rival sheik (Walter Long). Diana is saved by Sheik Ahmed during a dramatic rescue, who is seriously injured as a result. Diana nurses him back to health and learns from St. Hubert that Ahmed is actually European, with an English father and a Moorish mother.
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Agnes Ayres, as a compliment to the star, reappears as the wife of the sheik. It is she who points out to the sire that he, alone, is to be blamed for any wildness or stubbornness by the son.
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Actress Agnes Ayres was born on April 4, 1898 in Carbondale, Illinois. A big star in the silent film era of the 1920's, Agnes' fame shot upwards when she starred with Rudolph Valentino in the 1921 movie "The Sheik".
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Ayres was 17 when she left Southern Illinois for Chicago in 1915 to study law. After being "discovered" while on a visit to Essanay Studios in Chicago, she became one of the most recognized faces in the silent film era.
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