Wissenswertes

Was specially chosen by Fox as the star of their first-ever talkie, Mother Knows Best (1928)

She rejected the lead role in The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929), which was later given to Norma Shearer and became one of Shearer's biggest early successes.

Her 1928 marriage to stockbroker Logan Metcalf lasted less than three days.

At the height of her fame she lived in 'The Cedars', a replica of a Spanish castle.

Interviewed in "Talking to the Piano Player: Silent Film Stars, Writers and Directors Remember" by Stuart Oderman (BearManor Media).

Profiled in "Speaking of Silents: First Ladies of the Screen" by William Drew, 1997.