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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1882-11-08
Place of Birth: Champaign, Illinois, USA
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Movies List of Ethel Clayton

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Artists & Models

1937 Movie
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Man's Woman

1917 Movie
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The Volunteer

1917 Movie
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Easy Living

1937 Movie
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Merry Widower

1926 Movie
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If I Were Queen

1922 Movie
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Her Own Money

1922 Movie
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The Bondage of Fear

1917 Movie
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The New South

1916 Movie
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The Wolf

1914 Movie
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Rich Relations

1937 Movie
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Pilgrim's Progress

1912 Movie
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The Crooked Circle

1932 Movie
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Risky Business

1926 Movie
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Say It in French

1938 Movie
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Yankee Pluck

1917 Movie
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His Brother's Wife

1916 Movie
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Lightnin'

1925 Movie
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The Web of Desire

1917 Movie
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Wells Fargo

1937 Movie
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Dixie

1943 Movie
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Waikiki Wedding

1937 Movie
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Boy Trouble

1939 Movie
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Let's Fall in Love

1933 Movie
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The 13th Commandment

1920 Movie
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Cocoanut Grove

1938 Movie
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Crooked Streets

1920 Movie
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Make Way for Tomorrow

1937 Movie
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Men with Wings

1938 Movie
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Exclusive

1937 Movie
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The Hidden Scar

1916 Movie
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Husband and Wife

1916 Movie
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A Woman's Way

1916 Movie
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Hollywood Boulevard

1936 Movie
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Call of the Circus

1930 Movie
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Mardi Gras

1943 Movie
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Thrill of Youth

1932 Movie
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Love Thy Neighbor

1940 Movie
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Geronimo

1939 Movie
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Wings of Youth

1925 Movie
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Cafe Society

1939 Movie
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Secrets

1933 Movie
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Say It in French

1938 Movie
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Just Maine Folks

1912 Movie
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New York Town

1941 Movie
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Private Jones

1933 Movie
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West Point Widow

1941 Movie
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The Accusing Finger

1936 Movie
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True to Life

1943 Movie
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The Dormant Power

1917 Movie
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The Cradle

1922 Movie
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The Witch Woman

1918 Movie
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The Stolen Paradise

1917 Movie
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The Sins of Rosanne

1920 Movie
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For the Defense

1922 Movie
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Beyond

1921 Movie
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The Great Divide

1915 Movie
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A Sporting Chance

1919 Movie
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Stolen Hours

1918 Movie
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If I Were King

1938 Movie
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Hold 'Em Navy

1937 Movie
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Sunny Side Up

1926 Movie
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Hit the Deck

1929 Movie
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Sham

1921 Movie
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The All-American

1932 Movie
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The Sap Takes a Wrap

1939 Movie
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A Lady in Love

1920 Movie
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A City Sparrow

1920 Movie
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The Price Demanded

1913 Movie
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Women's Weapons

1918 Movie