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Ethel Clayton (November 8, 1882 β 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.
Filmography
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Movies 76
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True to Life (1943)
Mardi Gras (1943)
Dixie (1943)
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)
New York Town (1941)
West Point Widow (1941)
Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
Geronimo (1939)
The Sap Takes a Wrap (1939)
Cafe Society (1939)
Boy Trouble (1939)
Say It in French (1938)
If I Were King (1938)
Men with Wings (1938)
Cocoanut Grove (1938)
Wells Fargo (1937)
Hold 'Em Navy (1937)
Exclusive (1937)
Artists & Models (1937)
Easy Living (1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Rich Relations (1937)
The Accusing Finger (1936)
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
Let's Fall in Love (1933)
Private Jones (1933)
Secrets (1933)
The All-American (1932)
The Crooked Circle (1932)
Thrill of Youth (1932)
Call of the Circus (1930)
Hit the Deck (1929)
The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
Risky Business (1926)
Sunny Side Up (1926)
Merry Widower (1926)
Lightnin' (1925)
If I Were Queen (1922)
For the Defense (1922)
The Cradle (1922)
Her Own Money (1922)
Beyond (1921)
Sham (1921)
The Price of Possession (1921)
The Sins of Rosanne (1920)
A City Sparrow (1920)
Crooked Streets (1920)
The Ladder of Lies (1920)
A Lady in Love (1920)
Young Mrs. Winthrop (1920)
The 13th Commandment (1920)
A Sporting Chance (1919)
The Witch Woman (1918)
Stolen Hours (1918)
The Volunteer (1917)
The Dormant Power (1917)
The Stolen Paradise (1917)
Yankee Pluck (1917)
Man's Woman (1917)
The Web of Desire (1917)
The Bondage of Fear (1917)
The New South (1916)
The Hidden Scar (1916)
Husband and Wife (1916)
A Woman's Way (1916)
His Brother's Wife (1916)
The Great Divide (1915)
The Lion and the Mouse (1914)
The Wolf (1914)
When the Earth Trembled (1913)
Just Maine Folks (1912)
Pilgrim's Progress (1912)
The Tout's Remembrance (1910)
Filipe's Birthday
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GenderFemale
Birthday1882-11-08
Deathday1966-06-06 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceChampaign, United States of America
RelationshipsIan Keith (1928-01-01 - 1931-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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