Separated from his first wife in 1914 and received a "Mexican Divorce" from her in 1925.
Second wife Lillian Trimble Bradley became his general stage director in 1919. The couple had previously collaborated on the writing of several plays.
Abandoning his training to be a cleric, he left home at age 15 and booked passage to America. He did not return home to visit until he had achieved success on Broadway.