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
True to Life
as Woman (uncredited)
True to Life
as Woman (uncredited)
Mardi Gras
as Mardi Gras Woman
Mardi Gras
as Mardi Gras Woman
Dixie
as Woman (uncredited)
Dixie
as Woman (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Guest at Chase's Residence (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Guest at Chase's Residence (uncredited)
New York Town
as (uncredited)
New York Town
as (uncredited)
West Point Widow
as Nurse
West Point Widow
as Nurse
Love Thy Neighbor
as Minor Role
Love Thy Neighbor
as Minor Role
Geronimo
Geronimo
King of Chinatown
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
King of Chinatown
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Sap Takes a Wrap
as Mrs. Wallace
The Sap Takes a Wrap
as Mrs. Wallace
Cafe Society
as Woman
Cafe Society
as Woman
Boy Trouble
Boy Trouble
Say It in French
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Say It in French
as Bit Part (uncredited)
If I Were King
as Old Woman (uncredited)
If I Were King
as Old Woman (uncredited)
Men with Wings
as Woman
Men with Wings
as Woman
You and Me
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
You and Me
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove
as Undetermined Role
Cocoanut Grove
as Undetermined Role
Wells Fargo
as Pioneer Woman
Wells Fargo
as Pioneer Woman
Hold 'Em Navy
as Girl
Hold 'Em Navy
as Girl
Exclusive
Exclusive
Artists & Models
as Seamtress (uncredited)
Artists & Models
as Seamtress (uncredited)
Easy Living
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Easy Living
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Turn Off the Moon
as Lady (uncredited)
Turn Off the Moon
as Lady (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Customer (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Customer (uncredited)
Waikiki Wedding
as Tourist (uncredited)
Waikiki Wedding
as Tourist (uncredited)
Rich Relations
as Mrs. Blair
Rich Relations
as Mrs. Blair
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger
Hollywood Boulevard
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Let's Fall in Love
as Star
Let's Fall in Love
as Star
Private Jones
as Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
Private Jones
as Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
Secrets
as Audrey Carlton
Secrets
as Audrey Carlton
The All-American
as Mrs. Bowen
The All-American
as Mrs. Bowen
The Crooked Circle
as Yvonne
The Crooked Circle
as Yvonne
Thrill of Youth
as Alice Fenwick
Thrill of Youth
as Alice Fenwick
Call of the Circus
Call of the Circus
Hit the Deck
as Mrs. Payne
Hit the Deck
as Mrs. Payne
The Princess on Broadway
as Mrs. Seymour
The Princess on Broadway
as Mrs. Seymour
The Princess from Hoboken
as Mrs. O'Brien
The Princess from Hoboken
as Mrs. O'Brien
His New York Wife
as Alicia Duval
His New York Wife
as Alicia Duval
Risky Business
as Mrs. Stoughton
Risky Business
as Mrs. Stoughton
Sunny Side Up
as Cissy Cason
Sunny Side Up
as Cissy Cason
Merry Widower
as The Hunter's Wife
Merry Widower
as The Hunter's Wife
The Bar-C Mystery
as Mrs. Lane
The Bar-C Mystery
as Mrs. Lane
Wings of Youth
as Katherine Manners
Wings of Youth
as Katherine Manners
The Remittance Woman
as Marie Campbell
The Remittance Woman
as Marie Campbell
Can a Woman Love Twice?
as Mary Grant
Can a Woman Love Twice?
as Mary Grant
If I Were Queen
as Ruth Townley
If I Were Queen
as Ruth Townley
Exit the Vamp
as Marion Shipley
Exit the Vamp
as Marion Shipley
Beyond
as Avis Langley
Beyond
as Avis Langley
Sham
as Katherine Van Riper
Sham
as Katherine Van Riper
Crooked Streets
as Gail Ellis
Crooked Streets
as Gail Ellis
The Ladder of Lies
as Edith Parrish
The Ladder of Lies
as Edith Parrish
More Deadly Than the Male
as Helen O'Hara
More Deadly Than the Male
as Helen O'Hara
Maggie Pepper
as Maggie Pepper
Maggie Pepper
as Maggie Pepper
Women's Weapons
as Anne Elliot
Women's Weapons
as Anne Elliot
The Web of Desire
as Grace Miller
The Web of Desire
as Grace Miller
The Bondage of Fear
as Vesta Wheatley
The Bondage of Fear
as Vesta Wheatley
Husband and Wife
as Doris Baker
Husband and Wife
as Doris Baker
The Great Divide
as Ruth Jordan
The Great Divide
as Ruth Jordan
The Sporting Duchess
as Lady Muriel Desborough
The Sporting Duchess
as Lady Muriel Desborough
Here Comes the Bride
as Reed's Stenographer
Here Comes the Bride
as Reed's Stenographer
A Woman Went Forth
as Ethel Rogers
A Woman Went Forth
as Ethel Rogers
It All Depends
as Clara Dean
It All Depends
as Clara Dean
The Lion and the Mouse
as Shirley Rossmore / Sarah Green
The Lion and the Mouse
as Shirley Rossmore / Sarah Green
Friend John
as Ruth Rogers - the Quaker Maid
Friend John
as Ruth Rogers - the Quaker Maid
The Tout's Remembrance
as Agnes Dudley - the Storekeeper's Daughter
The Tout's Remembrance
as Agnes Dudley - the Storekeeper's Daughter