Leona Hutton

Leona Hutton Biography

Leona Hutton (April 8, 1892 – April 1, 1949) was an American actress. During her brief career, between 1913 and 1916, she appeared in 48 silent era motion pictures.

Biography

Hutton's motion picture debut was in The Crimson Stain (1913), a three-reel drama short, opposite Frank Borzage and Edward Coxen. It was directed by Jay Hunt for the Mutual Film Company.

Among her other co-stars were William S. Hart, William Russell, Charles Ray, and Sessue Hayakawa.

Her final role was as Beth Taylor in The Man Who Would Not Die (1916), a feature length drama starring Russell, who also directed with Jack Prescott at Flying "A" Studios in Santa Barbara.

During World War I, Hutton served overseas with the American and French Red Cross.

Death

Hutton, also known as Mrs. Mary Epstein, committed suicide in 1949, by an overdose of codeine. She died in an iron lung in Maumee Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, eighteen hours after she was discovered by her husband. She had been confined to her home for ten weeks because of a leg fracture. Coroner Paul Hohly returned a suicide verdict.

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