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Ethel Clayton‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1882-11-08

Popularity

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Ethel Clayton

Champaign, Illinois, USA

Ethel Clayton

Champaign, Illinois, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1882-11-08

Popularity

star1.6

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Artists & Models

Artists & Models‌
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calendar 1937

Man's Woman

Man's Woman‌
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calendar 1917

The Volunteer

The Volunteer‌
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calendar 1917

Easy Living

Easy Living‌
star7.0
calendar 1937

Merry Widower

Merry Widower‌
star6.0
calendar 1926

If I Were Queen

If I Were Queen‌
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calendar 1922

Her Own Money

Her Own Money‌
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calendar 1922

The Tout's Remembrance

The Tout's Remembrance‌
star0.0
calendar 1910

The Bondage of Fear

The Bondage of Fear‌
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calendar 1917

The New South

The New South‌
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calendar 1916

The Wolf

The Wolf‌
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calendar 1914

The Price of Possession

The Price of Possession‌
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calendar 1921

Rich Relations

Rich Relations‌
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calendar 1937

Pilgrim's Progress

Pilgrim's Progress‌
star0.0
calendar 1912

The Crooked Circle

The Crooked Circle‌
star4.8
calendar 1932

Risky Business

Risky Business‌
star6.0
calendar 1926

Say It in French

Say It in French‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

Yankee Pluck

Yankee Pluck‌
star0.0
calendar 1917

His Brother's Wife

His Brother's Wife‌
star0.0
calendar 1916

Lightnin'

Lightnin'‌
star5.2
calendar 1925

The Web of Desire

The Web of Desire‌
star0.0
calendar 1917

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo‌
star4.9
calendar 1937

Dixie

Dixie‌
star3.0
calendar 1943

Boy Trouble

Boy Trouble‌
star5.0
calendar 1939

Let's Fall in Love

Let's Fall in Love‌
star7.5
calendar 1933

Waikiki Wedding

Waikiki Wedding‌
star5.3
calendar 1937

The 13th Commandment

The 13th Commandment‌
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calendar 1920

Cocoanut Grove

Cocoanut Grove‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

Crooked Streets

Crooked Streets‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow‌
star7.5
calendar 1937

Men with Wings

Men with Wings‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

Exclusive

Exclusive‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

The Hidden Scar

The Hidden Scar‌
star0.0
calendar 1916

The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse‌
star0.0
calendar 1914

When the Earth Trembled

When the Earth Trembled‌
star4.3
calendar 1913

Husband and Wife

Husband and Wife‌
star1.0
calendar 1916

A Woman's Way

A Woman's Way‌
star0.0
calendar 1916

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard‌
star2.5
calendar 1936

Call of the Circus

Call of the Circus‌
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calendar 1930

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Beyond the Blue Horizon‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras‌
star1.0
calendar 1943

Thrill of Youth

Thrill of Youth‌
star5.0
calendar 1932

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

Geronimo

Geronimo‌
star5.0
calendar 1939

Wings of Youth

Wings of Youth‌
star0.0
calendar 1925

Cafe Society

Cafe Society‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Secrets

Secrets‌
star5.1
calendar 1933

Say It in French

Say It in French‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

Just Maine Folks

Just Maine Folks‌
star4.5
calendar 1912

New York Town

New York Town‌
star10.0
calendar 1941

Private Jones

Private Jones‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

West Point Widow

West Point Widow‌
star6.0
calendar 1941

The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger‌
star4.7
calendar 1936

True to Life

True to Life‌
star6.0
calendar 1943

The Dormant Power

The Dormant Power‌
star0.0
calendar 1917

The Witch Woman

The Witch Woman‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

The Stolen Paradise

The Stolen Paradise‌
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calendar 1917

A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance‌
star0.0
calendar 1919

The Sins of Rosanne

The Sins of Rosanne‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

The Great Divide

The Great Divide‌
star7.0
calendar 1915

Stolen Hours

Stolen Hours‌
star1.0
calendar 1918

Beyond

Beyond‌
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calendar 1921

The Cradle

The Cradle‌
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calendar 1922

For the Defense

For the Defense‌
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calendar 1922

If I Were King

If I Were King‌
star6.8
calendar 1938

The Princess from Hoboken

The Princess from Hoboken‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

Hold 'Em Navy

Hold 'Em Navy‌
star3.0
calendar 1937

Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck‌
star9.0
calendar 1929

Sham

Sham‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

The All-American

The All-American‌
star5.0
calendar 1932

The Sap Takes a Wrap

The Sap Takes a Wrap‌
star0.0
calendar 1939

A Lady in Love

A Lady in Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

A City Sparrow

A City Sparrow‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

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