Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton
Biography
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
98
Gender
Female
Birthday
1882-11-08 (143 years old)
Place of Birth
Champaign, Illinois, USA
Acting

1943

Dixie as Woman (uncredited)

1943

Mardi Gras as Mardi Gras Woman

1943

True to Life as Woman (uncredited)

1942

Beyond the Blue Horizon as Guest at Chase's Residence (uncredited)

1942

The Major and the Minor as Ball Guest (uncredited)

1941

New York Town as (uncredited)

1941

West Point Widow as Nurse

1940

Love Thy Neighbor as Minor Role

1939

King of Chinatown as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1939

Boy Trouble as Not available

1939

The Sap Takes a Wrap as Mrs. Wallace

1939

Geronimo as Not available

1939

Cafe Society as Woman

1938

Cocoanut Grove as Undetermined Role

1938

If I Were King as Old Woman (uncredited)

1938

You and Me as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

1938

Men with Wings as Woman

1938

Say It in French as Bit Part (uncredited)

1938

Say It in French as Bit Part

1937

Easy Living as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

1937

Rich Relations as Mrs. Blair

1937

Artists & Models as Seamtress (uncredited)

1937

Wells Fargo as Pioneer Woman

1937

Exclusive as Not available

1937

Hold 'Em Navy as Girl

1937

Make Way for Tomorrow as Customer (uncredited)

1937

Waikiki Wedding as Tourist (uncredited)

1936

Hollywood Boulevard as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

1936

The Accusing Finger as Not available

1936

Yours for the Asking as Casino Patron (uncredited)

1933

Secrets as Audrey Carlton

1933

Let's Fall in Love as Star

1933

Private Jones as Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)

1932

The Crooked Circle as Yvonne

1932

The All-American as Mrs. Bowen

1932

Thrill of Youth as Alice Fenwick

1930

Call of the Circus as Not available

1929

Hit the Deck as Mrs. Payne

1927

The Princess from Hoboken as Mrs. O'Brien

1927

The Princess on Broadway as Mrs. Seymour

1926

Risky Business as Mrs. Stoughton

1926

Merry Widower as The Hunter's Wife

1926

Sunny Side Up as Cissy Cason

1926

The Bar-C Mystery as Mrs. Lane

1925

Lightnin' as Margaret Davis

1925

Wings of Youth as Katherine Manners

1922

If I Were Queen as Ruth Townley

1922

The Cradle as Margaret Harvey

1922

Her Own Money as Mildred Carr

1922

For the Defense as Anne Woodstock

1921

Sham as Katherine Van Riper

1921

Beyond as Avis Langley

1921

The Price of Possession as Helen Carston

1920

Crooked Streets as Gail Ellis

1920

A City Sparrow as Milly West

1920

The 13th Commandment as Not available

1920

A Lady in Love as Barbara Martin

1920

The Sins of Rosanne as Roseanne Ozanne

1920

Young Mrs. Winthrop as Constance Winthrop

1920

The Ladder of Lies as Edith Parrish

1919

Men, Women, and Money as Marcel Middleton

1919

Maggie Pepper as Maggie Pepper

1919

A Sporting Chance as Carey Brent

1919

More Deadly Than the Male as Helen O'Hara

1918

The Mystery Girl as Countess Therese

1918

Women's Weapons as Anne Elliot

1918

The Witch Woman as Marie Beaupre

1918

Stolen Hours as Diana Lester

1917

The Volunteer as Self - Cameo Appearance

1917

Yankee Pluck as Polly Pollard

1917

The Web of Desire as Grace Miller

1917

The Dormant Power as Not available

1917

The Stolen Paradise as Not available

1917

Man's Woman as Violet Galloway

1917

The Bondage of Fear as Vesta Wheatley

1916

Husband and Wife as Doris Baker

1916

The New South as Georgia Gwynne, as an adult

1916

The Hidden Scar as Janet Hall

1916

His Brother's Wife as Helen Barton

1916

A Woman's Way as Marion Livingston

1916

Beyond the Wall as Helen Carlton

1915

Here Comes the Bride as Reed's Stenographer

1915

It All Depends as Clara Dean

1915

The Unmarried Husband as Nell - the Actress Wife

1915

The Great Divide as Ruth Jordan

1915

A Woman Went Forth as Ethel Rogers

1915

The Sporting Duchess as Lady Muriel Desborough

1915

His Soul Mate as Nellie - the Stenographer

1914

The Wolf as Jules' Sweetheart

1914

The Lion and the Mouse as Shirley Rossmore / Sarah Green

1914

The House Next Door as Ulrica Cotswolt

1914

The Fortune Hunter as Betty Graham

1913

Friend John as Ruth Rogers - the Quaker Maid

1913

When the Earth Trembled as Dora Sims

1913

The Price Demanded as Rose Delane

1912

Just Maine Folks as Ethel Walters

1912

Pilgrim's Progress as Elizabeth - Bunyon's Wife

1910

The Tout's Remembrance as Agnes Dudley - the Storekeeper's Daughter