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