South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-11
HOLLYWOOD LOVE
ROMANCES NEAR
CURTAINS DROP
Bill" Hart, Gloria Swanson
and Blanche Sweet Figure
in Difficulties.

Los ANGELES, Calf, Aug. 10
CBy L y. s)-Three more marital
adventures OF movieland are ap-
preaching ciimaxes OF disaster.
william s. Hart and his wife, who
was Miss Winifred Westover. have
separated. They have been married
eight months.
Marshall Neilan and bis wife. who
vas Blanche Sweet. have separated.
They were married IN Chicago two
months ago.
Gloria Swanson and her husband.
Herbert Somborn. have separated.
They were married three years ago.
and have a daughter one year old.
Hollywood. Of course. Is all stirred
uD. The gossip. which Is plentiful.
has not yet found any link IN the
three sets OF difficulties.
Hart as Greek God"
The Hart family was the FIRST 70
make public admissions. Mrs. Hart.
80 was explained. had LEFT her hus-
band. about three months ago, and
now has ready for filing a divorce
bill in which she charges the hero
of western film stories with being a
wild man about the house
The wife's petition. II Il Is fled.
viii charge that "BiI" has knocked
!. her down. dragged her through the
ouse by her hair. posed about the
~h0me as a Greek god, and been gen
orally the antithesis Of the screen
heroic stuff.
Mrs. Harris attorney. Milton
Cohen. is assured that Hart already
has arranged a settlement upon his
wife which includes provision for
the care OF a child expected next
month.
Forsn<es Hollywood Home.
Mrs. Hart, Il was given out. may
bring alienation OF affection charges
against Miss Mary Hart, Bills" sis
ter,
Nr. Hart issued a signed statement
Wednesday night admitting the sep
aration and mentioning that II had
occurred three months ago. His
statement included an admission that
Re had arranged a settlement upon
his wife and the unborn child. He
made public a copy OF a telegram
he has dispatched to Will Hays IN
which he explains he Is not respOn-
sibIe for the introduction OF Mr.
Hays name IN the Newspaper discus
siOns
Mrs. Hart has forsaken the Holly
wood houae and has moved 20 Santa
Monica. the home OF her mother,
Mrs. Clyde WestOver. where she is
awaiting the arrival OF the child.
Wed June ~ Separate.
The actor colony at Hollywood Is
particularly excited over the break
IN the Nefian household Blanche
Sweet admstted she had moved to
the Ambassador hotel here with her
mother. Mr.. Neilan remains IN the
Hollywood bungalow.
\ IT shall continue to Live at the
Ambassador with mother" Miss
Sweet told a reporter. But, of
course, the fact that Mr.. Nielan and
I are living apart does not necessar-
lily mean that divorce IS contem-
plated"
NY wife and are not residing
together" was the only comment Of
Neilan.
The pair were married in Chicago
June Z, Immediately after Mr.. Me
lan's return from Europe Accord
ing 70 statements given somewhat
grudlngly by inttnates OF the two.
they separated within a few days
after the ceremony, because OF tem-
peramental differences"
Glorfa's Romance at End.
The disruption Of the homo OF
Gloria Swanson and her wealthy
Pasadena husband, Herbert Som
born. had been limited at upon sew
several occasions before definite ad-
missions were made.
1T Is true that we are separated"
Mr.. Somborn said. But the matter
has not been discussed with attor-
neys, at least not by me. 7 have
no intention OF bringing action for
divorce, and do not believe Miss
Swanson viii. But, OF course. that
part OF Il Is up TO her"
Last spring, when Gloria left for
a tour OF Europe, she denied she
and her husband had separated. He
also denied an arrangement. II IS
understood, however. that they have
been living apart since the return
OF the actress from abroad.
Accused as "Vamp."
= Mr.. Somborn IS residing at the
$Ambassador hotel Gloria is at Hol-
lywOod.
Miss Swanson recently was given
front-page attention when relatives
OF the late Matthew p. Burns, shoe
magnate. accused her OF having
"vamped'' Burns into marrying her
mother. The relatives succeeded IN
breaking the Burns viii on the
grounds that he was OF unsound