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Kathlyn Williams and Charles Eyton 1922

Kathyn Williams was a very popular actress of the early silent films. She starred in the the first cliffhanger serial, The Adventures of Kathlyn. Her second husband was New Zealander Charles Eyton, general manager of Paramount.

 

Kathlyn's only child, a son from a previous marriage, died from influenza the year before this passport photo was taken. She and Charles were escaping from Hollywood on a tour of the Far East.

 

In 1949, Kathlyn Williams lost her leg in a car accident that also took the life of a good friend. She died in 1960.

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