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In March 16, 1918, Walthall's 40 year old birthday, Walthall's daughter Mary Patricia was born. It gave him an excuse to file for a divorce from his wife Isabelle Fenton. Walthall charged his wife with desertion, stating she left him in March 18, 1916. His divorce is granted in court, but instead, he receives an order from the judge prohibiting him from marrying within the state for one year. (Walthall divorced his wife in Chicago.) So he went to Indiana and married the child's mother, Mary Charleson in November 20, 1918. It was only five to ten days after divorce.

The judge H.H. Loring said that Walthall's second marriage is illegal, but Walthall tried to protect his new family by claiming that his marriage is legal and by lying about the year of the divorce to deceive his daughter's age.

gifs: Henry Walthall and Charlotte Stevens (portrays father and daughter) in Kit Carson Over the Great Divide (1925)

"Judge H.H. Loring, Valparaiso, Ind., pronounced Walthall's second marriage illegal."

-"Three Movie Weddings Probed; Search For Bride Is Recalled.," St. Petersburg Times, May 26, 1922

"I obtained a divorce at Chicago five years ago. I was given a final decree with the provision that I would not marry again in that state. The Indiana judiciary decided that my second marriage is entirely legal."

-"The Love Troubles of a Perfect Lover," The Norwalk Hour, July 10, 1922

※ Walthall lied that he had divorced his wife Isabelle Fenton 5 years ago but actually it was 4 years ago. I guess he was trying to deceive his daughter's age.

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from1837to1945 · 3 months

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Petition for divorce for Henry B. Walthall, "Little Colonel" of the movies, from his wife was on file here today. The charge is desertion. Walthall is understood to be in Los Angeles. Papers were filed by his attorney.

-"'Little Colonel' of Movies Asks Divorce From Wife," Eugene Register-Guard, September 11, 1918

Less than two minutes after he entered the courtroom yesterday Henry B. Walthall, moving picture actor, was granted a divorce from Mrs. Isabelle Harrington Walthall in the circuit court. Walthall charged his wife with desertion, stating she left him March 18, 1916. Mrs. Walthall is said to be living in New Jersey.

-"Divorce for Henry Walthall," Warsaw Daily Times, November 16, 1918

Henry Walthall married Miss Mary Charleston five days after he had been granted a divorce from Mrs. Isabelle Harrington in 1918. They were married at Crown Point. Judge H.H. Loring, Valparaiso, Ind., pronounced Walthall's second marriage illegal.

-"Three Movie Weddings Probed; Search For Bride Is Recalled.," St. Petersburg Times, May 26, 1922

He married his leading woman, Mary Charleston, in Indiana, ten days after he was divorced from Irene Fenton. He says:

"There are absolutely no grounds for investigation into my second marriage. I married my first wife, Isabelle Fenton, fifteen years ago. We couldn't get along, and separated. I obtained a divorce at Chicago five years ago. I was given a final decree with the provision that I would not marry again in that state. The Indiana judiciary decided that my second marriage is entirely legal."

-"The Love Troubles of a Perfect Lover," The Norwalk Hour, July 10, 1922

※ Here's Walthall lied that he had a divorce from his wife Isabelle Fenton 5 years ago but actually it was 4 years ago. It seems like he was trying to deceive his daughter's age.

Marguerite Clark, once as noted in the film world as Mary Pickford, and Mary Charleston, star of the old Vitagraph company, now are happily married. The former is the wife of Harry Williams of New Orleans, and the latter married Henry B. Walthall, the actor.

"I have found more happiness in my home than I ever could have found in the vain glory of seeking personal fame," says Mrs. Walthall.

-"Many Stars, Once Famous, Now Are In Poverty And Obscurity," The Southeast Missourian, September 15, 1925

Henry Walthall's daughter Mary Patricia was born on her father's 40 year old birthday. (March 16, 1918) But the baby's mother wasn't Walthall's wife. Her mother was Mary Charleson.

When Henry Walthall divorced his wife Isabelle Fenton in Chicago, he received an order from the judge prohibiting him from remarrying within the state for one year. So he went to Indiana and remarried Mary Charleson in November 20, 1918. It was five to ten days after divorcing his wife, Isabelle Fenton.

In other words, Henry Walthall already had an illegitimate child. That was a reason why Walthall had to divorce Isabelle Fenton and why he had to remarry Mary Charleson so quickly after the divorce.

gifs: Blanche Sweet and Henry Walthall in Death's Marathon (1913, D.W. Griffith) / Claire McDowell and Henry Walthall in Two Daughters of Eve (1912, D.W. Griffith)

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