Ethel Clayton
Born
November 8, 1882
Died
June 6, 1966 (83 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Champaign, Illinois, USA
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
True to Life
Woman (uncredited)
1943
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras Woman
1943
Dixie
Woman (uncredited)
1943
The Major and the Minor
Ball Guest (uncredited)
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Guest at Chase's Residence (uncredited)
1942
New York Town
(uncredited)
1941
West Point Widow
Nurse
1941
Love Thy Neighbor
Minor Role
1940
Geronimo
1939
King of Chinatown
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1939
The Sap Takes a Wrap
Mrs. Wallace
1939
Cafe Society
Woman
1939
Boy Trouble
1939
Say It in French
Bit Part (uncredited)
1938
Say It in French
Bit Part
1938
If I Were King
Old Woman (uncredited)
1938
Men with Wings
Woman
1938
You and Me
Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
1938
Cocoanut Grove
Undetermined Role
1938
Wells Fargo
Pioneer Woman
1937
Hold 'Em Navy
Girl
1937
Exclusive
1937
Artists & Models
Seamtress (uncredited)
1937
Easy Living
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
Customer (uncredited)
1937
Waikiki Wedding
Tourist (uncredited)
1937
Rich Relations
Mrs. Blair
1937
The Accusing Finger
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
1936
Yours for the Asking
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1936
Let's Fall in Love
Star
1933
Private Jones
Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
1933
Secrets
Audrey Carlton
1933
The All-American
Mrs. Bowen
1932
The Crooked Circle
Yvonne
1932
Thrill of Youth
Alice Fenwick
1932
Call of the Circus
1930
Hit the Deck
Mrs. Payne
1929
The Princess from Hoboken
Mrs. O'Brien
1927
Risky Business
Mrs. Stoughton
1926
Sunny Side Up
Cissy Cason
1926
Merry Widower
The Hunter's Wife
1926
Lightnin'
Margaret Davis
1925
Wings of Youth
Katherine Manners
1925
If I Were Queen
Ruth Townley
1922
For the Defense
Anne Woodstock
1922
The Cradle
Margaret Harvey
1922
Her Own Money
Mildred Carr
1922
Beyond
Avis Langley
1921
Sham
Katherine Van Riper
1921
The Price of Possession
Helen Carston
1921
The Sins of Rosanne
Roseanne Ozanne
1920
A City Sparrow
Milly West
1920
Crooked Streets
Gail Ellis
1920
The Ladder of Lies
Edith Parrish
1920
A Lady in Love
Barbara Martin
1920
Young Mrs. Winthrop
Constance Winthrop
1920
The 13th Commandment
1920
A Sporting Chance
Carey Brent
1919
Men, Women, and Money
Marcel Middleton
1919
Maggie Pepper
Maggie Pepper
1919
The Mystery Girl
Countess Therese
1918
Women's Weapons
Anne Elliot
1918
The Witch Woman
Marie Beaupre
1918
Stolen Hours
Diana Lester
1918
The Volunteer
Self - Cameo Appearance
1917
The Dormant Power
1917
The Stolen Paradise
1917
Yankee Pluck
Polly Pollard
1917
Man's Woman
Violet Galloway
1917
The Web of Desire
Grace Miller
1917
The Bondage of Fear
Vesta Wheatley
1917
The New South
Georgia Gwynne, as an adult
1916
Beyond the Wall
Helen Carlton
1916
The Hidden Scar
Janet Hall
1916
Husband and Wife
Doris Baker
1916
A Woman's Way
Marion Livingston
1916
His Brother's Wife
Helen Barton
1916
The Great Divide
Ruth Jordan
1915
The Sporting Duchess
Lady Muriel Desborough
1915
The Unmarried Husband
Nell - the Actress Wife
1915
Here Comes the Bride
Reed's Stenographer
1915
A Woman Went Forth
Ethel Rogers
1915
It All Depends
Clara Dean
1915
His Soul Mate
Nellie - the Stenographer
1915
The House Next Door
Ulrica Cotswolt
1914
The Fortune Hunter
Betty Graham
1914
The Wolf
Jules' Sweetheart
1914
The Lion and the Mouse
Shirley Rossmore / Sarah Green
1914
When the Earth Trembled
Dora Sims
1913
The Price Demanded
Rose Delane
1913
Friend John
Ruth Rogers - the Quaker Maid
1913
Just Maine Folks
Ethel Walters
1912
Pilgrim's Progress
Elizabeth - Bunyon's Wife
1912
The Tout's Remembrance
Agnes Dudley - the Storekeeper's Daughter
1910