Personal Life
George Melford married Louise Marsland (daughter of Clarence Marsland of Ossining, New York and Mary LaFrance of Brooklyn, New York) in 1904. Louise brought into the marriage her son from a previous marriage to Albert W. LeRoy of Brooklyn, New York (Louise was a widow), named Judson Calkins LeRoy, born November 3, 1900, New York City. Judson took the name Melford from his adoptive father. As Judson Melford, he appeared with his father in several films between 1911 and 1913, including On the Warpath (1911). A minor child celebrity, a cigarette collectors card of Judson was issued as part of the 96 card Major Drapkin, Cinematograph Actors series in 1913. George Melford subsequently had an affair with actress Jacqueline Logan and after a scandalous divorce trial reported in the newspapers, Louise was granted a divorce on January 10, 1924. Although Melford was reported to have begged Louise subsequently to take him back, she refused. Louise died on November 15, 1941 and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Judson dropped the name Melford and later worked for thirty years as an electrician for Paramount Studios using his real name of LeRoy, dying childless in Santa Clara, California in 1978. Judson is buried in Santa Paula Cemetery. Melford's next marriage, which lasted two years, was to actress Diana Miller who died of tuberculosis on December 19, 1927, at the age of 25.
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