in the 1920s hildreth met harry hervey (1900-1951). they remained together for almost thirty years, until hervey's death in 1951. at the beginning of the 1920s they lived in charleston, at 89 east bay st., one of the rainbow row houses. in the mid 1920s they traveled together in southeast asia and orient. during the great depression they lost the rainbow row house and moved to the 141-145 church street, named "pirate houses". after that they moved to hollywood, california, where hervey worked as screenwriter.