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To return from piscatorial to biographical, Dexter began his stage career as a supe, which is noisy drama for extra, in "The Great Diamond Robbery," at the American Theater, in New York. He didn't carry a spear in this dramatic masterpiece, probably because there were no spears to carry, but he did grumble, "Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb off stage to make up the angry mob. By and by he got a regular job and, because he paid attention to his work, he has been going up ever since. His first picture was with Marguerite Clark in "Helene of the North," and then with Marie Doro and all the other important Paramount and Artcraft stars. Sometimes he works in New York studios and then again he will be sent to California to do a picture — or three — or four.
Elliott boasts of the fact that he is the most married man in the celluloid world. "I married my wife four times in the films, besides the real performance. I've married Alice Brady and Mary Pickford and Marguerite Clark and most every Paramount star. The moment a director gets a script involving a married man, he sends for me. Why?" demanded Dexter.
'I'm becoming a wedding connoisseur. Probably I liked the ceremony in 'The Whispering Chorus' best. There I married Kathlyn Williams. Charles Eyton, Kathlyn's real husband, came over to see that the director didn't get a
Elliott Dexter as he appeared in "Old Wives for New," and left, with Ethel Clayton in "Woman's Weapons"
real minister by mistake. My wife dropped in to see how I looked at the altar rail. Indeed, Charles was best man and Marie acted as a bridesmaid. Several of my former 'wives/ including Mary Pickford, applauded from the side-lines." His particular pals are Thomas, alias "Tommy" Meehan and Marshall, alias "Micky," Neilan. They all, at one time, had adjoining rooms at the club, where they would sit in the evenings discussing the future of the photodrama and other things, so when Micky and Tommy went to New York, Elliott took to living a hermit's life at the beach, and has been there since. He is very fond of the sea and frequently, in the evenings, if there should be a ship at Venice, he will sit far into the night discussing the lore of the briny drink with the hardy mariners. He confesses that, if acting hadn't proven so lucrative, he would gladly have exchanged the career for one of the sea. He loves the ocean.
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