Noted for his charisma, talent, and striking good looks,
director Rex Ingram (1893-1950) is ranked alongside D. W. Griffith,
Marshall Neilan, and Erich von Stroheim as one of the greatest
artists of the silent cinema. Ingram briefly studied sculpture at
the Yale University School of Art after emigrating from Ireland to
the United States in 1911; but he was soon seduced by the new
medium of moving pictures and abandoned his studies for a series of
jobs in the film industry. Over the next decade, he became one of
the most popular directors in Hollywood, directing smash hits such
as The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), The Prisoner of
Zenda (1922), and Scaramouche (1923).
In Rex Ingram, Ruth Barton explores the life and legacy of the
pioneering filmmaker, following him from his childhood in Dublin to
his life at the top of early Hollywood's A-list and his eventual
self-imposed exile on the French Riviera. Ingram excelled in
bringing visions of adventure and fantasy to eager audiences, and
his films made stars of actors like Rudolph Valentino, Ram?n
Novarro, and Alice Terry -- his second wife and leading lady. With
his name a virtual guarantee of box office success, Ingram's career
flourished in the 1920s despite the constraints of an increasingly
regulated industry and the hostility of Louis B. Mayer, who
regarded him as a dangerous maverick.
Barton examines the virtuoso director's career and controversial
personal life -- including his conversion to Islam, the rumors
surrounding his ambiguous sexuality, and the circumstances of his
untimely death. This definitive biography not only restores the
visionary filmmaker to the spotlight but also provides an absorbing
look at the daring and exhilarating days of silent-era
Hollywood.
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