Louise Carley Lewisson Livres

The narrative follows Agnes Ayres, a film actress whose career began in 1914 with the Essanay Company. After gaining experience in short films at Vitagraph, she attracted the attention of producer Jesse L. Lasky, leading to her rise as a star. Their relationship reportedly evolved into a romantic involvement, highlighting both her professional ascent and personal entanglements in the early film industry.

Agnes Ayres, a film actress since 1914, began her career with the Essanay Company before moving to Vitagraph, where she gained recognition in short films. Her talent attracted producer Jesse L. Lasky, who elevated her to stardom and reportedly became romantically involved with her. This narrative highlights her rise in the film industry and the complexities of her personal relationships during that era.

Like many Ziegfeld Follies girls, Mary Nolan had the beginnings of a promising career, but by the 1930s it had been destroyed by adultery, drugs and physical abuse. This biography follows Nolan's life from the backwoods of Kentucky to her death in 1948.

The Transatlantic Century is a fascinating new overview of European-American relations during the long twentieth century. Ranging from economics, culture and consumption to war, politics and diplomacy, Mary Nolan charts the stop- start rise of American influence in Europe, its mid-twentieth century triumph and then its gradual erosion since the 1970s.