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Ethel Clayton

Ethel Clayton

Actor

Born November 8, 1882 in Champaign, Illinois, USA

Died June 6, 1966

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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.

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The Perils of Pauline Poster

The Perils of Pauline Feature Film1947Lady Montague in Show

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret Poster

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret Feature Film1944Minor Role

Dixie Feature Film1943Woman

Lady Bodyguard Poster

Lady Bodyguard Feature Film1943Woman

Mardi Gras Poster

Mardi Gras Short Film1943Mardi Gras Woman

True to Life Poster

True to Life Feature Film1943Bit Role

Beyond the Blue Horizon Poster

Beyond the Blue Horizon Feature Film1942Guest at Chase's Residence

Lucky Jordan Poster

Lucky Jordan Feature Film1942Minor Role

The Major and the Minor Poster

The Major and the Minor Feature Film1942Cadet Ball Guest

New York Town Poster

New York Town Feature Film1941Minor Role

West Point Widow Poster

West Point Widow Feature Film1941Nurse

Love Thy Neighbor Poster

Love Thy Neighbor Feature Film1940Minor Role

Ambush Feature Film1939Bank Customer

Boy Trouble Poster

Boy Trouble Feature Film1939Small Town Woman

Cafe Society Poster

Cafe Society Feature Film1939Woman

Geronimo Poster

Geronimo Feature Film1939Settler

Grand Jury Secrets Poster

Grand Jury Secrets Feature Film1939

I'm from Missouri Poster

I'm from Missouri Feature Film1939Bit

King of Chinatown Poster

King of Chinatown Feature Film1939Nightclub Patron

Paris Honeymoon Poster

Paris Honeymoon Feature Film1939Undetermined Role

St. Louis Blues Poster

St. Louis Blues Feature Film1939Dancer

The Sap Takes a Wrap Poster

The Sap Takes a Wrap Short Film1939Mrs. Wallace

Artists and Models Abroad Poster

Artists and Models Abroad Feature Film1938Woman

Bulldog Drummond's Peril Poster

Bulldog Drummond's Peril Feature Film1938Minor Role

Cocoanut Grove Poster

Cocoanut Grove Feature Film1938Undetermined Role

If I Were King Poster

If I Were King Feature Film1938Old woman

Men with Wings Poster

Men with Wings Feature Film1938Woman

Ride a Crooked Mile Poster

Ride a Crooked Mile Feature Film1938Prison Visitor

Say It in French Poster

Say It in French Feature Film1938Bit Part

Scandal Street Poster

Scandal Street Feature Film1938Bit Role

Sing, You Sinners Poster

Sing, You Sinners Feature Film1938Minor Role

The Arkansas Traveler Poster

The Arkansas Traveler Feature Film1938Townswoman

The Big Broadcast of 1938 Poster

The Big Broadcast of 1938 Feature Film1938Woman

The Buccaneer Poster

The Buccaneer Feature Film1938Woman Selecting Perfumes

Tom Sawyer, Detective Poster

Tom Sawyer, Detective Feature Film1938Bit

You and Me Poster

You and Me Feature Film1938Employment Agency Clerk

Artist and Models Poster

Artist and Models Feature Film1937Seamtress

Blonde Trouble Poster

Blonde Trouble Feature Film1937Townswoman

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge Poster

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge Feature Film1937Minor Role

Easy Living Poster

Easy Living Feature Film1937Undetermined Secondary Role

Exclusive Poster

Exclusive Feature Film1937Matron

Hold 'Em Navy Poster

Hold 'Em Navy Feature Film1937Girl

King of Gamblers Poster

King of Gamblers Feature Film1937Matron

Make Way for Tomorrow Poster

Make Way for Tomorrow Feature Film1937Customer

Partners in Crime Poster

Partners in Crime Feature Film1937Minor Role

Rich Relations Poster

Rich Relations Feature Film1937Mrs. Blair

Souls at Sea Poster

Souls at Sea Feature Film1937Passenger

Turn Off the Moon Poster

Turn Off the Moon Feature Film1937Lady

Waikiki Wedding Poster

Waikiki Wedding Feature Film1937Tourist

Wells Fargo Poster

Wells Fargo Feature Film1937Pioneer Woman

Easy to Take Poster

Easy to Take Feature Film1936Relative

Hollywood Boulevard Poster

Hollywood Boulevard Feature Film1936Ethel Clayton

The Accusing Finger Poster

The Accusing Finger Feature Film1936Undetermined Role

Let's Fall in Love Poster

Let's Fall in Love Feature Film1933Star

Private Jones Poster

Private Jones Feature Film1933Mrs. Winthrop

Secrets Feature Film1933Audrey Carlton

The Whispering Shadow Poster

The Whispering Shadow Feature Film1933The Countess Helen [Chs. 5-8]

Hotel Continental Poster

Hotel Continental Feature Film1932Mrs. Underwood

The All-American Poster

The All-American Feature Film1932Mrs. Bowen

The Crooked Circle Poster

The Crooked Circle Feature Film1932Yvonne

Thrill of Youth Poster

Thrill of Youth Feature Film1932Alice Fenwick

The House That Shadows Built Poster

The House That Shadows Built Documentary1931

Call of the Circus Feature Film1930The Woman

Hit the Deck Poster

Hit the Deck Feature Film1929Mrs. Payne

Mother Machree Poster

Mother Machree Feature Film1927Undetermined Role

The Princess from Hoboken Poster

The Princess from Hoboken Feature Film1927Mrs. O'Brien

The Princess on Broadway Poster

The Princess on Broadway Feature Film1927Mrs. Seymour

His New York Wife Poster

His New York Wife Feature Film1926Alicia Duval

Merry Widower Poster

Merry Widower Short Film1926The Hunter's Wife

Risky Business Poster

Risky Business Feature Film1926Mrs. Stoughton

Sunny Side Up Poster

Sunny Side Up Feature Film1926Cissy Cason

The Bar-C Mystery Poster

The Bar-C Mystery Feature Film1926Mrs. Lane

Lightnin' Poster

Lightnin' Feature Film1925Margaret Davis

The Mansion of Aching Hearts Feature Film1925Pauline Craig

Wings of Youth Feature Film1925Katherine Manners

Can a Woman Love Twice? Poster

Can a Woman Love Twice? Feature Film1923Mary Grant

The Remittance Woman Poster

The Remittance Woman Feature Film1923Marie Campbell

For the Defense Poster

For the Defense Feature Film1922Anne Woodstock

Her Own Money Poster

Her Own Money Feature Film1922Mildred Carr

If I Were Queen Poster

If I Were Queen Feature Film1922Ruth Townley

Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 22-F Documentary1922Self

The Cradle Poster

The Cradle Feature Film1922Margaret Harvey

Beyond Feature Film1921Avis Langley

Exit the Vamp Poster

Exit the Vamp Feature Film1921Marion Shipley

Sham Feature Film1921Katherine Van Riper

The Price of Possession Poster

The Price of Possession Feature Film1921Helen Carston

Wealth Feature Film1921Mary McLeod

A City Sparrow Poster

A City Sparrow Feature Film1920Milly West

A Lady in Love Poster

A Lady in Love Feature Film1920Barbara Martin

Crooked Streets Poster

Crooked Streets Feature Film1920Gail Ellis

Suppose Nobody Cared Short Film1920Stenographer

The 13th Commandment Poster

The 13th Commandment Feature Film1920Daphne Kip

The Ladder of Lies Poster

The Ladder of Lies Feature Film1920Edith Parrish

The Sins of Rosanne Poster

The Sins of Rosanne Feature Film1920Roseanne Ozanne

Young Mrs. Winthrop Poster

Young Mrs. Winthrop Feature Film1920Constance Winthrop

A Sporting Chance Poster

A Sporting Chance Feature Film1919Carey Brent

Maggie Pepper Poster

Maggie Pepper Feature Film1919Maggie Pepper

Men, Women, and Money Poster

Men, Women, and Money Feature Film1919Marcel Middleton

More Deadly Than the Male Poster

More Deadly Than the Male Feature Film1919Helen O'Hara

Pettigrew's Girl Poster

Pettigrew's Girl Feature Film1919Daisy Heath

The Woman Next Door Feature Film1919Mrs. Randolph Schuyler

A Soul Without Windows Feature Film1918Hopama

Journey's End Poster

Journey's End Feature Film1918Aline Marsden

Stolen Hours Poster

Stolen Hours Feature Film1918Diana Lester

The Girl Who Came Back Poster

The Girl Who Came Back Feature Film1918Lois Hartner

The Man Hunt Poster

The Man Hunt Feature Film1918Betty Hammond

The Mystery Girl Poster

The Mystery Girl Feature Film1918Countess Therese, aka Driver ''Driver 477''

The Whims of Society Feature Film1918Nora Carey

The Witch Woman Poster

The Witch Woman Feature Film1918Marie Beaupre

Women's Weapons Poster

Women's Weapons Feature Film1918Anne Elliot

Easy Money Poster

Easy Money Feature Film1917Lois Page

Man's Woman Poster

Man's Woman Feature Film1917Violet Galloway

Souls Adrift Poster

Souls Adrift Feature Film1917Elma Raybourne

The Bondage of Fear Poster

The Bondage of Fear Feature Film1917Vesta Wheatley

The Dormant Power Feature Film1917Christine Brent

The Stolen Paradise Poster

The Stolen Paradise Feature Film1917Joan Merrifield

The Volunteer Poster

The Volunteer Feature Film1917Self - cameo appearance

The Web of Desire Poster

The Web of Desire Feature Film1917Grace Miller

The Woman Beneath Poster

The Woman Beneath Feature Film1917Betty Fairchild

Yankee Pluck Poster

Yankee Pluck Feature Film1917Polly Pollard

A Woman's Way Poster

A Woman's Way Feature Film1916Marion Livingston

Beyond the Wall Poster

Beyond the Wall Feature Film1916Helen Carlton

Dollars and the Woman Poster

Dollars and the Woman Feature Film1916Madge Hilyer

His Brother's Wife Poster

His Brother's Wife Feature Film1916Helen Barton

Husband and Wife Poster

Husband and Wife Feature Film1916Doris Baker

Ophelia Short Film1916Ophelia

The Hidden Scar Poster

The Hidden Scar Feature Film1916Janet Hall

The New South Poster

The New South Feature Film1916Georgia Gwynne, as an adult

A Day of Havoc Short Film1915Estelle Adair

A Woman Went Forth Poster

A Woman Went Forth Short Film1915Ethel Rogers

Capturing the Cook Short Film1915Mabel Dinsmore

Here Comes the Bride Short Film1915Reed's Stenographer

His Soul Mate Short Film1915Nellie - the Stenographer

In Spite of Him Short Film1915Elsie Biddle

In the Dark Short Film1915Julia Duval - Actress

It All Depends Short Film1915Clara Dean

It Was to Be Short Film1915Anne Winton

Just Look at Jake Short Film1915Elsie Bond

Mazie Puts One Over Short Film1915Mazie

Money! Money! Money! Poster

Money! Money! Money! Short Film1915May

Monkey Business Short Film1915Gerald's Fiancée

The Attorney for the Defense Short Film1915Ruth Wingate

The Blessed Miracle Poster

The Blessed Miracle Short Film1915Gail Bowman - the Wife

The College Widow Poster

The College Widow Feature Film1915Jane Witherspoon

The Darkness Before Dawn Poster

The Darkness Before Dawn Short Film1915Elsie Moore

The Deception Short Film1915Frances Wharton

The Earl's Adventure Short Film1915Sylvia Vantine

The Furnace Man Short Film1915Marjorie Gordon

The Great Divide Poster

The Great Divide Feature Film1915Ruth Jordan

The Millinery Man Short Film1915Nora Lyman

The Mirror Short Film1915The Mountain Girl

The Orgy Poster

The Orgy Short Film1915Nan Fuller - Pemberton's Ward

The Sporting Duchess Poster

The Sporting Duchess Feature Film1915Lady Muriel Desborough

The Unmarried Husband Short Film1915Nell - the Actress Wife

When the Light Came In Short Film1915Julia

A Daughter of Eve Poster

A Daughter of Eve Short Film1914Janet Dayton

The Catch of the Season Poster

The Catch of the Season Short Film1914Frances Dean

The Daughters of Men Poster

The Daughters of Men Feature Film1914Louise Stolbeck

The Fortune Hunter Feature Film1914Betty Graham

The Gamblers Feature Film1914Catherine Spencer Darwin

The House Next Door Feature Film1914Ulrica Cotswolt

The Lion and the Mouse Poster

The Lion and the Mouse Feature Film1914Shirley Rossmore

The Wolf Poster

The Wolf Feature Film1914Jules' Sweetheart

A Deal in Oil Short Film1913Ethel Hammond - Harry's Sweetheart

A Hero Among Men Poster

A Hero Among Men Short Film1913Ethel Menten

Art and Honor Short Film1913Grace Hawkins

Friend John Poster

Friend John Short Film1913Ruth Rogers - the Quaker Maid

Heroes One and All Short Film1913Jane Smiley

His Children Poster

His Children Short Film1913Ethel Wynn

His Code of Honor Short Film1913Mary Dennis

Home, Sweet Home Poster

Home, Sweet Home Short Film1913Nell Barbour - John's Wife

Mary's Temptation Short Film1913Mary Wilmer

Partners in Crime Poster

Partners in Crime Short Film1913Esther Jansen

Seeds of Wealth Poster

Seeds of Wealth Short Film1913Aline Maxwell

Self Convicted Poster

Self Convicted Short Film1913

The Burning Rivet Poster

The Burning Rivet Short Film1913Margaret Sullivan - Dan's Daughter

The Doctor's Romance Poster

The Doctor's Romance Short Film1913The Nurse

The Faith of a Girl Poster

The Faith of a Girl Short Film1913Laura Mills - Jim's Sweetheart & Wife

The Momentous Decision Short Film1913Harry's Wife

The New Gown Short Film1913Elsie Biddle - the Wife

The Police Inspector Poster

The Police Inspector Short Film1913

The Price Demanded Short Film1913Rose Delane

The Scapegrace Short Film1913Agnes Donald

The Scarf Pin Short Film1913Mary Forrest - the Wife

The Smuggler's Daughter Short Film1913Jean Girot - the Smuggler's Daughter

When the Earth Trembled Poster

When the Earth Trembled Feature Film1913Dora Sims

When Tony Pawned Louisa Poster

When Tony Pawned Louisa Short Film1913Louisa

A Romance of the Coast Poster

A Romance of the Coast Short Film1912Ethel Drayton

An Irish Girl's Love Short Film1912Kathleen

For the Love of a Girl Poster

For the Love of a Girl Short Film1912Ethel

Home Sweet Home Short Film1912Mabel McCullum

Just Maine Folks Poster

Just Maine Folks Short Film1912Ethel

Pilgrim's Progress Poster

Pilgrim's Progress Feature Film1912Elizabeth - Bunyon's Wife

The Doctor's Debt Poster

The Doctor's Debt Short Film1912Ethel Jordan

The Last Rose of Summer Short Film1912Ethel Boradon

The Wonderful One-Horse Shay Short Film1912Ethel Hubbard

The Tout's Remembrance Poster

The Tout's Remembrance Short Film1910Agnes Dudley - the Storekeeper's Daughter

Gratitude Short Film1909Mrs. Ralph Farson

Justified Poster

Justified Short Film1909Mrs. John Seymour

The Brothers Short Film1909Ethel Daily

The Twelfth Juror Short Film1909

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