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Ethel Clayton

Born
November 8, 1882
Died
June 6, 1966
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.
Known For
The Major and the Minor
(1942)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
(1937)
Customer (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Tout's Remembrance
(1910)
Agnes Dudley - the Storekeeper's Daughter
Pilgrim's Progress
(1912)
Elizabeth - Bunyon's Wife
Just Maine Folks
(1912)
Ethel Walters
When the Earth Trembled
(1913)
Dora Sims
The Wolf
(1914)
The Lion and the Mouse
(1914)
Shirley Rossmore / Sarah Green
The Great Divide
(1915)
Ruth Jordan
His Brother's Wife
(1916)
Helen Barton
The New South
(1916)
Georgia Gwynne, as an adult
The Hidden Scar
(1916)
Janet Hall
A Woman's Way
(1916)
Marion Livingston
Husband and Wife
(1916)
Doris Baker
The Bondage of Fear
(1917)
Vesta Wheatley
Man's Woman
(1917)
Violet Galloway
The Web of Desire
(1917)
Grace Miller
Yankee Pluck
(1917)
Polly Pollard
The Dormant Power
(1917)
The Volunteer
(1917)
Self - Cameo Appearance
The Stolen Paradise
(1917)
The Witch Woman
(1918)
Stolen Hours
(1918)
Diana Lester
A Sporting Chance
(1919)
Carey Brent
Crooked Streets
(1920)
Gail Ellis
The 13th Commandment
(1920)
A Lady in Love
(1920)
The Sins of Rosanne
(1920)
Roseanne Ozanne
A City Sparrow
(1920)
Milly West
Sham
(1921)
Katherine Van Riper
The Price of Possession
(1921)
Helen Carston
Beyond
(1921)
Avis Langley
If I Were Queen
(1922)
Ruth Townley
The Cradle
(1922)
Margaret Harvey
Her Own Money
(1922)
Mildred Carr
For the Defense
(1922)
Anne Woodstock
Lightnin'
(1925)
Margaret Davis
Risky Business
(1926)
Mrs. Stoughton
Merry Widower
(1926)
The Hunter's Wife
Sunny Side Up
(1926)
Cissy Cason
The Princess from Hoboken
(1927)
Mrs. O'Brien
Hit the Deck
(1929)
Mrs. Payne
Call of the Circus
(1930)
Thrill of Youth
(1932)
Alice Fenwick
The All-American
(1932)
Mrs. Bowen
The Crooked Circle
(1932)
Yvonne
Private Jones
(1933)
Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
Secrets
(1933)
Audrey Carlton
Let's Fall in Love
(1933)
Star
The Accusing Finger
(1936)
Hollywood Boulevard
(1936)
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Artists & Models
(1937)
Seamtress (uncredited)
Exclusive
(1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow
(1937)
Customer (uncredited)
Waikiki Wedding
(1937)
Tourist (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
(1937)
Pioneer Woman
Rich Relations
(1937)
Mrs. Blair
Easy Living
(1937)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Navy
(1937)
Girl
If I Were King
(1938)
Old Woman
Cocoanut Grove
(1938)
Undetermined Role
Men with Wings
(1938)
Woman
Say It in French
(1938)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Cafe Society
(1939)
Woman
Geronimo
(1939)
Boy Trouble
(1939)
The Sap Takes a Wrap
(1939)
Mrs. Wallace
Love Thy Neighbor
(1940)
Minor Role
West Point Widow
(1941)
Nurse
New York Town
(1941)
(uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
(1942)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
(1942)
Guest at Chase's Residence (uncredited)
Mardi Gras
(1943)
Mardi Gras Woman
True to Life
(1943)
Woman (uncredited)
Dixie
(1943)
Woman (uncredited)
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