▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁titled ▁The ▁Explorer , ▁followed ▁by ▁The ▁Un known , ▁both ▁with ▁Dor othy ▁D aven port ▁as ▁his ▁co - star . ▁Consider ed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - looking ▁actors ▁on ▁screen , ▁he ▁followed ▁up ▁with ▁three ▁straight ▁films ▁st arring ▁with ▁Ger ald ine ▁F arr ar . ▁▁ ▁Tel legen ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁F arr ar ▁ended ▁in ▁divor ce ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Tel legen ▁married ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁four ▁times , ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁a ▁sculpt ress ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁( this ▁union ▁produced ▁a ▁daughter ), ▁the ▁second ▁to ▁F arr ar ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁His ▁third ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁actress ▁N ina ▁Rom ano ▁( real ▁name : ▁Isabel ▁Cra ven ▁D il worth ), ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁son . ▁His ▁fourth ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁silent ▁film ▁star ▁E ve ▁Cas an ova ▁( real ▁name ▁Julia ▁Hor ne ). ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁American ▁citiz en ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁and ▁death ▁On ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Tel legen ▁sust ained ▁burn s ▁to ▁his ▁face ▁when ▁he ▁fell ▁as leep ▁while ▁sm oking . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁an ▁out - of - town ▁try out ▁for ▁a ▁play . ▁To ▁repair ▁the ▁damage , ▁Tel legen ▁under w ent ▁extensive ▁pl astic ▁surg ery . ▁In ▁ 1