west married otis oscar hunley on august 24, 1898, had one child maxwell otis hunley, then divorced in 1902. in 1903 west married marshall elmer carriere, had three sons and divorced around 1912. despite studio hype of her having studied fashion in new york and paris there is no evidence of formal studies in either location, though demille sent here to paris to research and purchase materiel for his "the ten commandments" (1923). in 1920 she married cinematographer paul p. perry but were divorced in 1922. she never married again.