Famous Film Folk

Two hundred forty-one stars of the silent screen, photographed and profiled in 1925 — Barrymores and Beerys, comedy kings and serial queens, each with the studio portrait that made their face famous.

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Robert Agnew

ROBERT AGNEW was born in Dayton Ky., in 1899, and was educated in San Antonio, Texas, where his family moved while he was still quite small. His motion picture career was started in New York City, where he played several small parts with many of the larger companies, finally gaining recognition by Norma Talmadge, who selected him for leading juvenile roles in one of her pictures. He continued with Miss Talmadge for several productions. Then he journeyed to Hollywood where popular "Bobby" continued his fine work. Mr. Agnew is an untiring traveler, spending every idle moment in exploring some land that is new to him. He is fond of sports, enjoying football particularly. He is 5 feet 8 1/2 inches tall, weighs 145 lbs., and has brown hair and blue eyes.

Robert Agnew — from Famous Film Folk (1925)
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