Agnes Ayres (April 4, 1898 – December 25, 1940) was an American actress who rose to fame during the silent film era. She was known for her role as Lady Diana Mayo in The Sheik and The Son of the Sheik ...

A Hollywood Hills home built for prolific silent film actress Agnes Ayres has sold for $1.88 million. The 1930 Spanish Revival, with period details and a turreted stone entry, came on the market in ...

This home in Hollywood Hills was built for silent film actress Agnes Ayres, who is known for her role in “The Sheik” and “The Son of the Sheik,” in the 1930s. Listed for sale at $1.998 million, the ...

Independent Lady Diana Mayo (Agnes Ayres) spurns a marriage proposal and sets off into the Arabian desert, where her appearance in an Arab dancer’s costume excites the desire of Ahmed Ben Hassan ...

Bluff is a generally interesting picture, though contradictory. At one moment it derides its subject; the next it rescues the heroine from a mess by bluff. A young dress designer, unable to get ahead ...

On a rainy Cleveland evening in April 1921, hundreds of people gathered at West 65th Street and Detroit Avenue to celebrate the newly built Gordon Square Arcade and its attached movie theater, the ...