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The Autobiography of Agnes Christine Johnston (Dazey)

Agnes Christine Johnston began her writing career at age 16. She wrote for Vitagraph and Thanhouser Studio in New York and for MGM in Hollywood. She wrote for famous stars such as Mary Pickford, Mickey Rooney, and Marion Davies.  This is her autobiography, edited by her granddaughter, Susanna Dazey Sayre.

© 2017 Susanna Sayre All Rights Reserved

Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

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  • Chapter 1: Such Fine Company
  • Chapter 2: God Will Take Care of Us
  • Chapter 3: A Vitagraph Competition
  • Chapter 4: Luck Arrives in a Letter
  • Chapter 5: Are We Going to Starve?
  • Chapter 6: I’m Agnes Christine Johnston, the Writer
  • Chapter 7: What a Horrible Name—Dazey!
  • Chapter 8: A Miracle for Mama and a Promotion for Aggie
  • Chapter 9: “The Shabbies” Hits the Silver Screen
  • Chapter 10: The Stories Come Tumbling Out
  • Chapter 11: Passion Overcomes A Plaid Suit and Onions.
  • Chapter 12: The Girl Who Commutes from New York
  • Chapter 13: America’s Sweetheart Takes Aggie to Hollywood
  • Chapter 14: Aggie Lands in Hollywood
  • Chapter 15: Does Aggie Have the “Spark”?
  • Chapter 16: Hollywood Shenanigans
  • Chapter 17: Just Trust Yourself to Me
  • Chapter 18: “You Little Devil!”
  • Chapter 19: The “Child Writer” Grows Up
  • Chapter 20: “We Can Lick the World, We Two!”
  • Chapter 21: A Wedding, a Honeymoon, and a Telegram
  • Chapter 22: Baby Ruth Arrives
  • Chapter 23: “The Jungle Goddess” Comes Alive
  • Chapter 24: Box Office Magic With “The Wives”
  • Chapter 25: “We’ve Got a Hit, Honey!”
  • Chapter 26: A Roller Coaster Ride for “Peter Weston”
  • CHAPTER 27: Aggie Goes to Hollywood—Alone.
  • Chapter 28: The Stars Align at MGM
  • Chapter 29: The Thalberg Formula
  • Chapter 30: The Grandeurs of San Simeon
  • Chapter 31: Parties, Parties, Parties!
  • Chapter 32: “Black Boy” Goes to New York
  • Chapter 33: A Baby in a Basket
  • Chapter 34: Hijinxs at “The Shack” and High Jumps on the Field
  • Chapter 35: Supervisors Run the Studios Now
  • Summary of Concluding Chapters
  • My Most Unforgettable Character
  • Epilogue to Aggie’s Autobiography
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