1882-11-08 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.
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Dixie | Woman (uncredited) | 1943-06-23 |
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True to Life | Woman (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
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Mardi Gras | Mardi Gras Woman | 1943-10-01 |
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Beyond the Blue Horizon | Guest at Chase's Residence (uncredited) | 1942-06-25 |
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The Major and the Minor | Ball Guest (uncredited) | 1942-09-16 |
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West Point Widow | Nurse | 1941-06-20 |
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New York Town | (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
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Love Thy Neighbor | Minor Role | 1940-12-27 |
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Boy Trouble | 1939-01-27 | |
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The Sap Takes a Wrap | Mrs. Wallace | 1939-03-10 |
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King of Chinatown | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1939-03-17 |
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Cafe Society | Woman | 1939-03-03 |
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Geronimo | 1939-11-26 | |
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Cocoanut Grove | Undetermined Role | 1938-05-20 |
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You and Me | Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited) | 1938-06-01 |
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If I Were King | Old Woman (uncredited) | 1938-09-28 |
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Men with Wings | Woman | 1938-07-16 |
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Say It in French | Bit Part | 1938-11-25 |
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Say It in French | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1938-11-25 |
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Make Way for Tomorrow | Customer (uncredited) | 1937-05-09 |
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Exclusive | 1937-08-06 | |
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Artists & Models | Seamtress (uncredited) | 1937-08-04 |
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Hold 'Em Navy | Girl | 1937-11-04 |
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Easy Living | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | 1937-07-16 |
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Rich Relations | Mrs. Blair | 1937-02-01 |
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Waikiki Wedding | Tourist (uncredited) | 1937-03-23 |
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Wells Fargo | Pioneer Woman | 1937-12-31 |
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Hollywood Boulevard | Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) | 1936-08-20 |
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The Accusing Finger | 1936-11-17 | |
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Yours for the Asking | Casino Patron (uncredited) | 1936-07-23 |
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Let's Fall in Love | Star | 1933-12-26 |
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Secrets | Audrey Carlton | 1933-03-16 |
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Private Jones | Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited) | 1933-03-25 |
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The Crooked Circle | Yvonne | 1932-09-25 |
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The All-American | Mrs. Bowen | 1932-10-01 |
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Thrill of Youth | Alice Fenwick | 1932-08-15 |
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Call of the Circus | 1930-01-15 | |
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Hit the Deck | Mrs. Payne | 1929-12-25 |
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The Princess from Hoboken | Mrs. O'Brien | 1927-03-01 |
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Merry Widower | The Hunter's Wife | 1926-08-01 |
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Sunny Side Up | Cissy Cason | 1926-08-02 |
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Risky Business | Mrs. Stoughton | 1926-10-04 |
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Wings of Youth | Katherine Manners | 1925-05-21 |
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Lightnin' | Margaret Davis | 1925-08-23 |
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If I Were Queen | Ruth Townley | 1922-10-15 |
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Her Own Money | Mildred Carr | 1922-01-01 |
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For the Defense | Anne Woodstock | 1922-06-04 |
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The Cradle | Margaret Harvey | 1922-03-04 |
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Sham | Katherine Van Riper | 1921-05-05 |
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The Price of Possession | Helen Carston | 1921-02-27 |
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Beyond | Avis Langley | 1921-09-04 |
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The Sins of Rosanne | Roseanne Ozanne | 1920-11-07 |
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A Lady in Love | Barbara Martin | 1920-05-30 |
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Crooked Streets | Gail Ellis | 1920-08-08 |
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The 13th Commandment | 1920-01-17 | |
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Young Mrs. Winthrop | Constance Winthrop | 1920-02-29 |
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The Ladder of Lies | Edith Parrish | 1920-07-11 |
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A City Sparrow | Milly West | 1920-10-17 |
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A Sporting Chance | Carey Brent | 1919-07-13 |
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Men, Women, and Money | Marcel Middleton | 1919-06-15 |
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Maggie Pepper | Maggie Pepper | 1919-02-23 |
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The Mystery Girl | Countess Therese | 1918-12-22 |
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Women's Weapons | Anne Elliot | 1918-11-24 |
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The Witch Woman | Marie Beaupre | 1918-04-08 |
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Stolen Hours | Diana Lester | 1918-01-07 |
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The Bondage of Fear | Vesta Wheatley | 1917-01-23 |
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Man's Woman | Violet Galloway | 1917-04-02 |
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The Volunteer | Self - Cameo Appearance | 1917-12-24 |
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The Dormant Power | 1917-10-22 | |
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The Web of Desire | Grace Miller | 1917-03-04 |
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The Stolen Paradise | 1917-06-18 | |
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Yankee Pluck | Polly Pollard | 1917-05-21 |
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Husband and Wife | Doris Baker | 1916-08-28 |
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The Hidden Scar | Janet Hall | 1916-10-15 |
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A Woman's Way | Marion Livingston | 1916-08-07 |
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Beyond the Wall | Helen Carlton | 1916-11-20 |
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His Brother's Wife | Helen Barton | 1916-06-04 |
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The New South | Georgia Gwynne, as an adult | 1916-12-11 |
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Here Comes the Bride | Reed's Stenographer | 1915-03-16 |
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A Woman Went Forth | Ethel Rogers | 1915-03-03 |
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It All Depends | Clara Dean | 1915-02-20 |
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His Soul Mate | Nellie - the Stenographer | 1915-02-09 |
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The Great Divide | Ruth Jordan | 1915-12-20 |
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The Unmarried Husband | Nell - the Actress Wife | 1915-03-31 |
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The Sporting Duchess | Lady Muriel Desborough | 1915-06-07 |
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The Wolf | Jules' Sweetheart | 1914-08-01 |
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The House Next Door | Ulrica Cotswolt | 1914-10-01 |
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The Fortune Hunter | Betty Graham | 1914-10-01 |
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The Lion and the Mouse | Shirley Rossmore / Sarah Green | 1914-01-01 |
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The Price Demanded | Rose Delane | 1913-07-26 |
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When the Earth Trembled | Dora Sims | 1913-11-02 |
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Friend John | Ruth Rogers - the Quaker Maid | 1913-03-21 |
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Pilgrim's Progress | Elizabeth - Bunyon's Wife | 1912-10-08 |
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Just Maine Folks | Ethel Walters | 1912-10-21 |
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The Tout's Remembrance | Agnes Dudley - the Storekeeper's Daughter | 1910-09-24 |
