Leona Hutton (April 8, 1892 – April 1, 1949) was an American actress. Between

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, she appeared in 48

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films.

Career

Hutton's motion picture debut was in ''The Crimson Stain'' (1913), a three-

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short, opposite

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and

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. It was directed by Jay Hunt for the

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. She also acted in films made by Broncho, Domino, Kay Bee,

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, and New York Motion Picture Corporation studios. Her final role was as Beth Taylor in '' The Man Who Would Not Die'' (1916), a

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drama starring Russell, who also directed with

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at Flying "A" Studios, Santa Barbara, California.

Wartime service

During World War I, Hutton served overseas with the American and

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Death

Hutton, also known as Mrs. Mary Epstein, committed suicide in 1949, by an overdose of

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. She died in an

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in Maumee Hospital in

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, eighteen hours after she was discovered by her husband. She had been confined to her home for ten weeks because of a leg fracture.

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Paul Hohly returned a suicide verdict. Hutton was one week shy of her 57th birthday."Silent Film Star Suicides." ''Long Beach Independent''. Apr. 2, 1949, pg. 14.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutton, Leona 1892 births 1949 suicides 1949 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses Drug-related suicides in Ohio Place of birth unknown Date of birth unknown Actresses from Toledo, Ohio 20th-century American actresses American Red Cross personnel Red Cross personnel