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Known credits:
80
Birthday:
1882-11-08
Place of birth:
Champaign, Illinois, USA
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Ethel Clayton

Overview

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

Acting
1943 True to Life Actor Woman (uncredited) 59
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1943 Mardi Gras Actor Mardi Gras Woman 58
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1943 Dixie Actor Woman 58
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1942 The Major and the Minor Actor Ball Guest (uncredited) 61
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1942 Beyond the Blue Horizon Actor Guest at Chase's Residence (uncredited) N/A
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1941 New York Town Actor (uncredited) 59
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1941 West Point Widow Actor Nurse 59
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1940 Love Thy Neighbor Actor Minor Role 59
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1939 Geronimo Actor 58
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1939 The Sap Takes a Wrap Actor Mrs. Wallace N/A
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1939 Cafe Society Actor Woman 59
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1939 Boy Trouble Actor 58
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1938 Say It in French Actor Bit Part (uncredited) N/A
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1938 Say It in French Actor Bit Part N/A
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1938 If I Were King Actor Old Woman 59
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1938 Men with Wings Actor Woman 59
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1938 You and Me Actor Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited) 59
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1938 Cocoanut Grove Actor Undetermined Role N/A
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1937 Wells Fargo Actor Pioneer Woman 58
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1937 Hold 'Em Navy Actor Girl 58
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1937 Exclusive Actor 58
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1937 Artists & Models Actor Seamtress (uncredited) N/A
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1937 Easy Living Actor Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) 60
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1937 Make Way for Tomorrow Actor Customer (uncredited) 63
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1937 Waikiki Wedding Actor Tourist (uncredited) 59
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1937 Rich Relations Actor Mrs. Blair N/A
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1936 The Accusing Finger Actor 58
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1936 Hollywood Boulevard Actor Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) 58
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1933 Let's Fall in Love Actor Star 59
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1933 Private Jones Actor Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited) N/A
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1933 Secrets Actor Audrey Carlton 58
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1932 The All-American Actor Mrs. Bowen 58
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1932 The Crooked Circle Actor Yvonne 58
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1932 Thrill of Youth Actor Alice Fenwick 58
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1930 Call of the Circus Actor N/A
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1929 Hit the Deck Actor Mrs. Payne 59
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1927 The Princess from Hoboken Actor Mrs. O'Brien N/A
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1926 Risky Business Actor Mrs. Stoughton 59
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1926 Sunny Side Up Actor Cissy Cason N/A
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1926 Merry Widower Actor The Hunter's Wife N/A
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1925 Lightnin' Actor Margaret Davis 58
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1925 Wings of Youth Actor Katherine Manners N/A
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1922 If I Were Queen Actor Ruth Townley N/A
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1922 For the Defense Actor Anne Woodstock N/A
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1922 The Cradle Actor Margaret Harvey N/A
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1922 Her Own Money Actor Mildred Carr N/A
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1921 Beyond Actor Avis Langley N/A
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1921 Sham Actor Katherine Van Riper N/A
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1921 The Price of Possession Actor Helen Carston N/A
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1920 The Sins of Rosanne Actor Roseanne Ozanne N/A
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1920 A City Sparrow Actor Milly West N/A
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1920 Crooked Streets Actor Gail Ellis N/A
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1920 A Lady in Love Actor N/A
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1920 The 13th Commandment Actor N/A
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1919 A Sporting Chance Actor Carey Brent N/A
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1918 The Mystery Girl Actor Countess Therese N/A
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1918 Women's Weapons Actor Anne Elliot N/A
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1918 The Witch Woman Actor Marie Beaupre N/A
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1918 Stolen Hours Actor Diana Lester 58
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1917 The Volunteer Actor Self - Cameo Appearance N/A
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1917 The Dormant Power Actor N/A
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1917 The Stolen Paradise Actor N/A
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1917 Yankee Pluck Actor Polly Pollard N/A
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1917 Man's Woman Actor Violet Galloway N/A
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1917 The Web of Desire Actor Grace Miller N/A
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1917 The Bondage of Fear Actor Vesta Wheatley N/A
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1916 The New South Actor Georgia Gwynne, as an adult N/A
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1916 Beyond the Wall Actor Helen Carlton N/A
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1916 The Hidden Scar Actor Janet Hall N/A
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1916 Husband and Wife Actor Doris Baker 58
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1916 A Woman's Way Actor Marion Livingston N/A
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1916 His Brother's Wife Actor Helen Barton N/A
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1915 The Great Divide Actor Ruth Jordan 59
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1914 The Wolf Actor N/A
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1914 The Lion and the Mouse Actor Shirley Rossmore / Sarah Green N/A
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1913 When the Earth Trembled Actor Dora Sims 58
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1913 The Price Demanded Actor Rose Delane N/A
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1912 Just Maine Folks Actor Ethel Walters 59
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1912 Pilgrim's Progress Actor Elizabeth - Bunyon's Wife N/A
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1910 The Tout's Remembrance Actor Agnes Dudley - the Storekeeper's Daughter N/A
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