Her husband, and co-star in many movies, was Francis X. Bushman.
Eventually the two drifted apart. Bayne and Bushman divorced in 1925, and her career went into decline after that. Soon both she and Bushman were out of motion pictures. On reflecting, Bushman believed their demise in films was caused by a new valet who inadvertently snubbed Louis B. Mayer.
Others contend that the Hollywood establishment disapproved of Bushman divorcing his wife and marrying the much younger Bayne.
Yes, they were so offended by such things.
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