, ▁the ▁Mar qu ise ▁L ill ie ▁de ▁F iennes ▁( B ud apest , ▁ 1 8 7 6 – 1 9 3 8 ), ▁who ▁acted ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Jean ▁H ath away . ▁ ▁This ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁De ▁F iennes ▁family ▁came ▁to ▁America ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁King ▁Leopold ▁I ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Charles ▁Rog ier ▁( 1 8 0 0 – 1 8 8 5 ), ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁treat y ▁ ▁between ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sand wich ▁Islands ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁' Mar quis ', ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Bel gi ans , ▁comes ▁from ▁his ▁grand father , ▁Mar quis ▁Henri ▁Lé op old ▁de ▁F iennes , ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California ▁after ▁failing ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁Sand wich ▁Islands ▁for ▁his ▁King . ▁ ▁H ath away ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁H ath away ▁began ▁working ▁in ▁silent ▁films ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁to ▁notable ▁direct ors ▁such ▁as ▁Victor ▁F lem ing ▁and ▁Josef ▁von ▁Stern berg ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁transition ▁to ▁sound ▁with ▁them . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁assistant ▁director ▁to ▁Fred ▁N ib lo ▁in ▁the ▁ 1