Ethel Clayton
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.
Known For
Seamtress (uncredited)
Artists & Models
Violet Galloway
Man's Woman
Self - Cameo Appearance
The Volunteer
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Easy Living
The Hunter's Wife
Merry Widower
Ruth Townley
If I Were Queen
Mildred Carr
Her Own Money
Agnes Dudley - the Storekeeper's Daughter
The Tout's Remembrance
Vesta Wheatley
The Bondage of Fear
Georgia Gwynne, as an adult
The New South
Jules' Sweetheart
The Wolf
Helen Carston
The Price of Possession
Mrs. Blair
Rich Relations
Elizabeth - Bunyon's Wife
Pilgrim's Progress
Yvonne
The Crooked Circle
Mrs. Stoughton
Risky Business
Bit Part (uncredited)
Say It in French
Polly Pollard
Yankee Pluck
Helen Barton
His Brother's Wife
Margaret Davis
Lightnin'
Grace Miller
The Web of Desire
Pioneer Woman
Wells Fargo
Woman (uncredited)
Dixie
Tourist (uncredited)
Waikiki Wedding
Boy Trouble
Star
Let's Fall in Love
The 13th Commandment
Undetermined Role
Cocoanut Grove
Gail Ellis
Crooked Streets
Customer (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
Woman
Men with Wings
Exclusive
Dora Sims
When the Earth Trembled
Janet Hall
The Hidden Scar
Shirley Rossmore / Sarah Green
The Lion and the Mouse
Doris Baker
Husband and Wife
Marion Livingston
A Woman's Way
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Call of the Circus
Guest at Chase's Residence (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Mardi Gras Woman
Mardi Gras
Alice Fenwick
Thrill of Youth
Minor Role
Love Thy Neighbor
Geronimo
Katherine Manners
Wings of Youth
Woman
Cafe Society
Audrey Carlton
Secrets
Bit Part
Say It in French
Ethel Walters
Just Maine Folks
(uncredited)
New York Town
Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
Private Jones
Nurse
West Point Widow
The Accusing Finger
Woman (uncredited)
True to Life
The Dormant Power
Margaret Harvey
The Cradle
Marie Beaupre
The Witch Woman
The Stolen Paradise
Roseanne Ozanne
The Sins of Rosanne
Anne Woodstock
For the Defense
Avis Langley
Beyond
Ruth Jordan
The Great Divide
Carey Brent
A Sporting Chance
Diana Lester
Stolen Hours
Old Woman (uncredited)
If I Were King
Mrs. O'Brien
The Princess from Hoboken
Ball Guest (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
Girl
Hold 'Em Navy
Cissy Cason
Sunny Side Up
Mrs. Payne
Hit the Deck
Katherine Van Riper
Sham
Mrs. Bowen
The All-American
Mrs. Wallace
The Sap Takes a Wrap
Barbara Martin
A Lady in Love
Milly West
A City Sparrow
Rose Delane
The Price Demanded
Anne Elliot
Women's Weapons
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
King of Chinatown
Countess Therese
The Mystery Girl
Helen Carlton
Beyond the Wall
Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
You and Me
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
Lady Muriel Desborough
The Sporting Duchess
Nellie - the Stenographer
His Soul Mate
Ulrica Cotswolt
The House Next Door
Nell - the Actress Wife
The Unmarried Husband
Reed's Stenographer
Here Comes the Bride
Ethel Rogers
A Woman Went Forth
Clara Dean
It All Depends
Betty Graham
The Fortune Hunter
Ruth Rogers - the Quaker Maid
Friend John
Edith Parrish
The Ladder of Lies
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
92
Gender
Female
Birthday
1882-11-08
Place of Birth
Champaign, Illinois, USA
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