▁work ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁Mar ried ▁three ▁times , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁short ▁film ▁career ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁after ▁which ▁not ▁much ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Williams ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado , ▁on ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁to ▁Charles ▁H . ▁Williams ▁and ▁Ev ang eline ▁Lloyd . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁seven ▁children . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁the ▁family ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁California , ▁and ▁were ▁living ▁Bel ved ere , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County . ▁He ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁during ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 1 0 s , ▁lying ▁about ▁his ▁age , ▁which ▁would ▁later ▁cause ▁some ▁confusion ▁about ▁his ▁true ▁date ▁of ▁birth , ▁which ▁several ▁sources ▁still ▁incorrectly ▁report . ▁Press ▁releases ▁during ▁his ▁film ▁career ▁claim ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Pur ple ▁Heart ▁and ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁to ▁V era ▁Pal oma ▁Ben nett ▁of ▁Ut ah . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁he ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁motion ▁picture ▁actor , ▁however ▁no ▁records ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁of ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁registered ▁for ▁the