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Ethel Clayton

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1882-11-08

Birth Place

Champaign, Illinois, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A City Sparrow

A City Sparrow

1920

0.0

Movie
A Lady in Love

A Lady in Love

1920

0.0

Movie
A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance

1919

0.0

Movie
A Woman's Way

A Woman's Way

1916

0.0

Movie
Artists & Models

Artists & Models

1937

0.0

Movie
Beyond

Beyond

1921

0.0

Movie
Beyond the Blue Horizon

Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942

0.0

Movie
Boy Trouble

Boy Trouble

1939

5.0

Movie
Cafe Society

Cafe Society

1939

6.0

Movie
Call of the Circus

Call of the Circus

1930

0.0

Movie
Cocoanut Grove

Cocoanut Grove

1938

0.0

Movie
Crooked Streets

Crooked Streets

1920

0.0

Movie
Dixie

Dixie

1943

3.0

Movie
Easy Living

Easy Living

1937

7.1

Movie
Exclusive

Exclusive

1937

6.0

Movie
For the Defense

For the Defense

1922

0.0

Movie
Geronimo

Geronimo

1939

5.0

Movie
Her Own Money

Her Own Money

1922

0.0

Movie
His Brother's Wife

His Brother's Wife

1916

0.0

Movie
Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck

1929

9.0

Movie
Hold 'Em Navy

Hold 'Em Navy

1937

3.0

Movie
Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

2.5

Movie
Husband and Wife

Husband and Wife

1916

1.0

Movie
If I Were King

If I Were King

1938

6.8

Movie
If I Were Queen

If I Were Queen

1922

0.0

Movie
Just Maine Folks

Just Maine Folks

1912

4.0

Movie
Let's Fall in Love

Let's Fall in Love

1933

7.5

Movie
Lightnin'

Lightnin'

1925

5.2

Movie
Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

6.5

Movie
Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937

7.6

Movie
Man's Woman

Man's Woman

1917

0.0

Movie
Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras

1943

1.0

Movie
Men with Wings

Men with Wings

1938

5.0

Movie
Merry Widower

Merry Widower

1926

6.0

Movie
New York Town

New York Town

1941

10.0

Movie
Pilgrim's Progress

Pilgrim's Progress

1912

0.0

Movie
Private Jones

Private Jones

1933

0.0

Movie
Rich Relations

Rich Relations

1937

0.0

Movie
Risky Business

Risky Business

1926

6.0

Movie
Say It in French

Say It in French

1938

0.0

Movie
Secrets

Secrets

1933

5.1

Movie
Sham

Sham

1921

0.0

Movie
Stolen Hours

Stolen Hours

1918

1.0

Movie
Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up

1926

0.0

Movie
The 13th Commandment

The 13th Commandment

1920

0.0

Movie
The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger

1936

4.7

Movie
The All-American

The All-American

1932

5.0

Movie
The Bondage of Fear

The Bondage of Fear

1917

0.0

Movie
The Cradle

The Cradle

1922

0.0

Movie
The Crooked Circle

The Crooked Circle

1932

4.6

Movie
The Dormant Power

The Dormant Power

1917

0.0

Movie
The Great Divide

The Great Divide

1915

7.0

Movie
The Hidden Scar

The Hidden Scar

1916

0.0

Movie
The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse

1914

0.0

Movie
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

1942

7.0

Movie
The New South

The New South

1916

0.0

Movie
The Price of Possession

The Price of Possession

1921

0.0

Movie
The Princess from Hoboken

The Princess from Hoboken

1927

0.0

Movie
The Sap Takes a Wrap

The Sap Takes a Wrap

1939

0.0

Movie
The Sins of Rosanne

The Sins of Rosanne

1920

0.0

Movie
The Stolen Paradise

The Stolen Paradise

1917

0.0

Movie
The Tout's Remembrance

The Tout's Remembrance

1910

0.0

Movie
The Volunteer

The Volunteer

1917

0.0

Movie
The Web of Desire

The Web of Desire

1917

0.0

Movie
The Witch Woman

The Witch Woman

1918

0.0

Movie
The Wolf

The Wolf

1914

0.0

Movie
Thrill of Youth

Thrill of Youth

1932

5.0

Movie
True to Life

True to Life

1943

6.0

Movie
Waikiki Wedding

Waikiki Wedding

1937

5.3

Movie
Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

4.9

Movie
West Point Widow

West Point Widow

1941

6.0

Movie
When the Earth Trembled

When the Earth Trembled

1913

4.3

Movie
Yankee Pluck

Yankee Pluck

1917

0.0

Movie