Personal Life
Toler's first wife was Vivian Marston, an American actress of Spanish and Canadian ancestry, whom he married in 1907 and who occasionally used the surname Marston-Toler professionally. She died in 1943. The couple had no children.
In 1943, Toler married Viva Tattersall (née Vera Tattersall, 1898-1989), a British-born actress who also co-wrote several plays with Toler, including "Ritzy" (1930) and "Dress Parade" (1929). Their marriage lasted until Toler's death in 1947. The couple had no children.
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