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Ethel Clayton

From Wikipedia Ethel Clayton (November 8, 1882 — June 6, 1966) was an American actress of the silent film era. Clayton's screen debut came in 1909, in a short called Justified. She jockeyed her early film appearances with a burgeoning stage career. Her pretty blond looks were reminiscent of the famous Gibson Girl drawings by Charles Dana Gibson. On the stage she appeared mainly in musicals or musical reviews such as The Ziegfeld Follies of 1911. These musical appearances indicate a singing talent Clayton may have possessed but went unused in her many silent screen performances. In 1912 she appeared in "The Country Boy" on stage at the Lyceum Theatre in Rochester New York and made her feature length film debut in For the Love of a Girl. The film was directed by Barry O'Neil. She was cast with Harry Myers, Charles Arthur, and Peter Lang. She was also directed by William Demille, Robert G. Vignola, George Melford, Donald Crisp, Dallas M. Fitzgerald, and Clifford Sanforth. Like many silent film actors Clayton's career was hurt by the coming of sound to motion pictures. She continued her career in small parts in movies until she retired in 1948. Her screen credits number more than 180. Clayton was first married to actor-director Joseph Kaufman until his death in 1918 in the Spanish Influenza epidemic. She later married silent film actor and former star Ian Keith twice and they divorced twice. In both cases Clayton cited cruelty and excessive drinking. Clayton and Keith were first married in Minneapolis in 1928 and first separated on January 13, 1931. Ethel Clayton died on June 6, 1966 at St. John's Hospital in Oxnard, California, aged 83. She was buried at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura, California. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Ethel Clayton has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


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Born:
Nov 8, 1882 In Champaign - Illinois - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
67
First Appeared:
In the movie The Tout's Remembrance 1910-09-24
Latest Project:
Movie True to Life 1943-12-24
Known For
Poster of The Sins of Rosanne
Poster of A Sporting Chance
Poster of The Witch Woman
Poster of Stolen Hours
Filmography
Movie True to Life Woman (uncredited) 1943-12-24
Movie Dixie Woman (uncredited) 1943-06-23
Movie Mardi Gras Mardi Gras Woman 1943-10-01
Movie Beyond the Blue Horizon Guest at Chase's Residence (uncredited) 1942-06-25
Movie The Major and the Minor Ball Guest (uncredited) 1942-09-16
Movie West Point Widow Nurse 1941-06-20
Movie New York Town (uncredited) 1941-10-31
Movie Love Thy Neighbor Minor Role 1940-12-27
Movie Boy Trouble 1939-01-27
Movie Cafe Society Woman 1939-03-03
Movie The Sap Takes a Wrap Mrs. Wallace 1939-03-10
Movie Geronimo 1939-11-26
Movie You and Me Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited) 1938-06-01
Movie Men with Wings Woman 1938-07-16
Movie Cocoanut Grove Undetermined Role 1938-05-20
Movie If I Were King Old Woman 1938-09-28
Movie Say It in French Bit Part 1938-11-25
Movie Make Way for Tomorrow Customer (uncredited) 1937-05-09
Movie Rich Relations Mrs. Blair 1937-02-01
Movie Easy Living Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) 1937-07-16
Movie Waikiki Wedding Tourist (uncredited) 1937-03-23
Movie Wells Fargo Pioneer Woman 1937-12-31
Movie Hold 'Em Navy Girl 1937-11-04
Movie Exclusive 1937-08-06
Movie Artists & Models Seamtress (uncredited) 1937-08-04
Movie Hollywood Boulevard Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) 1936-08-20
Movie The Accusing Finger 1936-11-17
Movie Private Jones Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited) 1933-03-25
Movie Secrets Audrey Carlton 1933-03-16
Movie Let's Fall in Love Star 1933-12-26
Movie Thrill of Youth Alice Fenwick 1932-08-15
Movie The All-American Mrs. Bowen 1932-10-01
Movie The Crooked Circle Yvonne 1932-09-25
Movie Hit the Deck Mrs. Payne 1929-12-25
Movie The Princess from Hoboken Mrs. O'Brien 1927-03-01
Movie Merry Widower The Hunter's Wife 1926-08-01
Movie Sunny Side Up Cissy Cason 1926-08-02
Movie Risky Business Mrs. Stoughton 1926-10-04
Movie Lightnin' Margaret Davis 1925-08-23
Movie The Cradle Margaret Harvey 1922-03-04
Movie For the Defense Anne Woodstock 1922-06-04
Movie Beyond Avis Langley 1921-09-04
Movie The Price of Possession Helen Carston 1921-02-27
Movie The 13th Commandment 1920-01-17
Movie A Lady in Love 1920-05-30
Movie The Sins of Rosanne Roseanne Ozanne 1920-11-07
Movie Crooked Streets Gail Ellis 1920-08-08
Movie A Sporting Chance Carey Brent 1919-07-13
Movie Stolen Hours Diana Lester 1918-01-07
Movie The Witch Woman Marie Beaupre 1918-04-08
Movie The Web of Desire Grace Miller 1917-03-04
Movie Man's Woman Violet Galloway 1917-04-02
Movie The Bondage of Fear Vesta Wheatley 1917-01-23
Movie The Volunteer Self - Cameo Appearance 1917-12-24
Movie The Stolen Paradise 1917-06-18
Movie The Dormant Power 1917-10-22
Movie A Woman's Way Marion Livingston 1916-08-07
Movie Husband and Wife Doris Baker 1916-08-28
Movie His Brother's Wife Helen Barton 1916-06-04
Movie The Hidden Scar Janet Hall 1916-10-15
Movie The New South Georgia Gwynne, as an adult 1916-12-11
Movie The Great Divide Ruth Jordan 1915-12-20
Movie The Wolf 1914-01-01
Movie The Lion and the Mouse Shirley Rossmore / Sarah Green 1914-01-01
Movie When the Earth Trembled Dora Sims 1913-11-02
Movie Just Maine Folks Ethel Walters 1912-10-21
Movie The Tout's Remembrance Agnes Dudley - the Storekeeper's Daughter 1910-09-24