Acting
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.
Filmography
Dixie
Film · 1943
Mardi Gras
Film · 1943
True to Life
Film · 1943
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Film · 1942
The Major and the Minor
Film · 1942
New York Town
Film · 1941
West Point Widow
Film · 1941
Love Thy Neighbor
Film · 1940
Boy Trouble
Film · 1939
Geronimo
Film · 1939
Cafe Society
Film · 1939
The Sap Takes a Wrap
Film · 1939
King of Chinatown
Film · 1939
Say It in French
Film · 1938
Cocoanut Grove
Film · 1938
Men with Wings
Film · 1938
If I Were King
Film · 1938
You and Me
Film · 1938
Artists & Models
Film · 1937
Easy Living
Film · 1937
Rich Relations
Film · 1937
Wells Fargo
Film · 1937
Waikiki Wedding
Film · 1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
Film · 1937
Exclusive
Film · 1937
Hold 'Em Navy
Film · 1937
Turn Off the Moon
Film · 1937
Hollywood Boulevard
Film · 1936
The Accusing Finger
Film · 1936
Yours for the Asking
Film · 1936
Let's Fall in Love
Film · 1933
Secrets
Film · 1933
Private Jones
Film · 1933
The Crooked Circle
Film · 1932
Thrill of Youth
Film · 1932
The All-American
Film · 1932
Call of the Circus
Film · 1930
Hit the Deck
Film · 1929
The Princess from Hoboken
Film · 1927
The Princess on Broadway
Film · 1927
Merry Widower
Film · 1926
Risky Business
Film · 1926
Sunny Side Up
Film · 1926
The Bar-C Mystery
Film · 1926
His New York Wife
Film · 1926
Lightnin'
Film · 1925
Wings of Youth
Film · 1925
The Remittance Woman
Film · 1923
Can a Woman Love Twice?
Film · 1923
If I Were Queen
Film · 1922
Her Own Money
Film · 1922
For the Defense
Film · 1922
The Cradle
Film · 1922
The Price of Possession
Film · 1921
Beyond
Film · 1921
Sham
Film · 1921
Exit the Vamp
Film · 1921
Wealth
Film · 1921
The 13th Commandment
Film · 1920
Crooked Streets
Film · 1920
The Sins of Rosanne
Film · 1920
A Lady in Love
Film · 1920
A City Sparrow
Film · 1920
The Ladder of Lies
Film · 1920
Young Mrs. Winthrop
Film · 1920
A Sporting Chance
Film · 1919
Men, Women, and Money
Film · 1919
Maggie Pepper
Film · 1919
More Deadly Than the Male
Film · 1919
Pettigrew's Girl
Film · 1919
The Witch Woman
Film · 1918
Stolen Hours
Film · 1918
Women's Weapons
Film · 1918
The Mystery Girl
Film · 1918
Man's Woman
Film · 1917
The Volunteer
Film · 1917
The Bondage of Fear
Film · 1917
Yankee Pluck
Film · 1917
The Web of Desire
Film · 1917
The Dormant Power
Film · 1917
The Stolen Paradise
Film · 1917
The Woman Beneath
Film · 1917
The New South
Film · 1916
His Brother's Wife
Film · 1916
The Hidden Scar
Film · 1916
Husband and Wife
Film · 1916
A Woman's Way
Film · 1916
Beyond the Wall
Film · 1916
Dollars and the Woman
Film · 1916
The Great Divide
Film · 1915
The Sporting Duchess
Film · 1915
His Soul Mate
Film · 1915
The Unmarried Husband
Film · 1915
Here Comes the Bride
Film · 1915
A Woman Went Forth
Film · 1915
It All Depends
Film · 1915
The Wolf
Film · 1914
The Lion and the Mouse
Film · 1914
The House Next Door
Film · 1914
The Fortune Hunter
Film · 1914
When the Earth Trembled
Film · 1913
The Price Demanded
Film · 1913
Friend John
Film · 1913
Pilgrim's Progress
Film · 1912
Just Maine Folks
Film · 1912
The Tout's Remembrance
Film · 1910