Ethel Clayton

Ethel Clayton (November 8, 1882 – June 6, 1966) was an American actress of the silent film era.

Early years Born in Champaign, Illinois, Clayton attended St. Elizabeth's school in Chicago. Career Clayton debuted on stage as a professional as a member of the chorus in a production at the Chicago Opera House. After that, she worked with stock theater companies in Milwaukee and Minneapolis.

On stage, Clayton appeared mainly in musicals or musical revues such as Ziegfeld Follies of 1911. In addition to that production, her Broadway credits include Fancy Free (1918), You're in Love (1917), Nobody Home (1915), The Red Canary (1914), The Brute (1912), and His Name on the Door (1909).

Clayton's first film was When the Earth Trembled. Following appearances on screen in short dramas from 1909 to 1912, she made her feature-length film debut in For the Love of a Girl in 1912. Barry O'Neil directed the film, and Clayton later was directed by William Demille, Robert G. Vignola, George Melford and Donald Crisp in subsequent feature films. 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 films until she retired in 1948.

Personal life In 1931, Clayton obtained a California Superior Court order enjoining her former business partner, W.L. Rucker, from disposing of 316 pearls.The New York Times, "Sues For 316 Pearls", March 26, 1931, Page 56. Clayton and Rucker agreed to purchase a cosmetics business and the pearls had been entrusted to Rucker to raise money. The deal fell through and he refused to return the jewels. Rucker admitted to possessing the pearls but claimed they had been pledged as security for a $125 loan. The pearls were valued at $20,000.

Marriages Clayton was first married to actor-director Joseph Kaufman until his death in 1918 in the Spanish flu 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.

Death Clayton died on June 6, 1966, at Guardian Convalescent 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, Clayton has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6936 Hollywood Boulevard.

Filmography +Silent Film CareerYearTitleRoleNotes1909JustifiedMrs. John Seymour short1909GratitudeMrs. Ralph Farsonshort1909The BrothersEthel Dailyshort1909The Twelfth Jurorshort1910The Tout's RemembranceAgnes Dudleyshort1912For the Love of a GirlEthelshort1912A Romance of the CoastEthel Draytonshort1912The Doctor's Debt Ethel Jordanshort1912The Last Rose of SummerEthel Boradonshort1912Pilgrim's ProgressElizabeth1912Just Maine FolkEthelshort1912An Irish Girl's LoveKathleenshort1912The Wonderful One-Horse ShayEthel Hubbardshort1912Home Sweet HomeMabel McCullumshort1913Art and HonorGrace Hawkinsshort1913His ChildrenEthel Wynnshort1913Friend JohnRuth Rogersshort1913Heroes One and AllJane Smileyshort1913The Faith of a GirlLaura Millsshort1913A Hero Among MenEthel Mentenshort1913Home, Sweet HomeNell Barbourshort1913The Price DemandedRose Delaneshort1913The New GownElsie Biddleshort1913When Tony Pawned LousiaLouisashort1913The Police Inspectorshort1913Mary's TemptationMary Wilmershort1913The Burning RivetMargaret Sullivanshort1913Seeds of WealthAline Maxwellshort1913Self-Convictedshort1913The Scarf PinMary Forrestshort1913A Deal in OilEthel Hammondshort1913His Code of HonorMary Dennisshort1913The Momentous Decision Harry's Wifeshort1913When the Earth TrembledDora SimsExtant1913Partners in CrimeEsther Jansenshort1913The ScapegraceAgnes Donaldshort1913The Smuggler's DaughterJean Girotshort1913The Doctor's RomanceThe Nurseshort1914The Lion and the MouseShirley Rossmore/Sarah Green 1914The Catch of the SeasonFrances Deanshort1914The GamblersCatherine Spencer Darwinshort1914A Daughter of EveJanet Daytonshort1914The House Next DoorUlrica Cotswolt1914The WolfJules' Sweetheart1914The Daughters of Men Louise Stolbeck1914The Fortune HunterBetty Graham1915The Attorney for the DefenseRuth Wingateshort1915The Furnace ManMarjorie Gordonshort1915His Soul MateNellieshort1915It All DependsClara Deanshort1915The Millinery ManNora Lymanshort1915A Woman Went ForthEthel Rogersshort1915Mazie Puts One OverMazieshort1915Here Comes the BrideReed's Stenographershort1915The Blessed MiracleGail Bowmanshort1915Monkey Business Gerald's Fianceeshort1915The Unmarried HusbandNellshort1915Capturing the CookMabel Dinsmoreshort1915Just Look at JakeElsie Bondshort1915The College WidowJane WitherspoonLost1915In the DarkJulia Duvalshort1915The Sporting DuchessLady Muriel Desboroughshort1915The Darkness Before DawnElsie Mooreshort1915Money! Money! Money!Mayshort1915When the Light Came In Juliashort1915The Earl's AdventureSylvia Vantineshort1915A Day of HavocEstelle Adairshort1915The DeceptionFrances Whartonshort1915It Was to BeAnne Wintonshort1915The Mirror The Mountain Girlshort1915In Spite of HimElsie Biddleshort1915The OrgyNan Fullershort1915The Great DivideRuth JordanHer last film produced by Lubin. Extant.1916OpheliaOphelia1916Dollars and the WomanMadge HilyerLost1916His Brother's WifeHelen Barton1916A Woman's WayMarion Livingstone1916Husband and WifeDoris Baker1916The Hidden ScarJanet Hall1916Beyond the WallHelen Carlton/Virginia Carlton1916The New SouthGeorgia Gwynne, as adult1917The Bondage of FearVesta Wheatley1917The Woman BeneathBetty Fairchild1917The Web of DesireGrace Miller1917Man's WomanViolet Galloway1917Yankee PluckPolly Pollard1917The Stolen ParadiseJoan MerrifieldIncomplete copy held by Library of Congress1917Souls AdriftElma Raybourne1917The Dormant Power Christine BrentA copy is held at the EYE Filmmuseum1917Easy MoneyLois Page1918Stolen HoursDiana LesterCopies are held by the LOC and National Archives of Canada1918The Whims of SocietyNora Carey1918The Witch WomanMarie BeaupreIncomplete copy held by the LOC1918Journey's EndAline Marsden1918The Man HuntBetty Hammond1918The Girl Who Came BackLois Hartner1918A Soul Without WindowsHopama1918Women's WeaponsAnne Elliot1918The Mystery GirlCountess Therese/Driver 4771919Maggie PepperMaggie Pepper1919Pettigrew's GirlDaisy Heath1919The Woman Next DoorMrs. Randolph Schuyler/Vicky Van1919Men, Women, and MoneyMarcel Middleton1919A Sporting ChanceCarey Brent1919More Deadly Than the MaleHelen O'Hara1920The Thirteenth CommandmentDaphne Kip1920Young Mrs. WinthropConstance Winthrop1920A Lady in LoveBarbara Martin1920The Ladder of LiesEdith Parrish1920Crooked Streets Gail EllisA copy is held at the LOC1920A City SparrowMilly West1920The Sins of RosanneRosanne OzanneA copy is held at the LOC1921Suppose Nobody CaredStenographer1921The Price of PossessionHelen Carston1921ShamKatherine Van Riper1921WealthMary McLeod1921BeyondAvis LangelyA copy is held at the LOC1921Exit the VampMarion Shipley1922Her Own MoneyMildred Carr1922The CradleMargaret HarveyA copy is held at the LOC1922For the DefenseAnne Woodstock1922If I Were QueenRuth Townley1923Can a Woman Love Twice?Mary Grant1923The Remittance WomanMarie Campbell1925The Mansion of Aching HeartsPauline Craig1925Wings of YouthKatherine MannersLost1925Lightnin'Margaret DavisA copy is held by MoMA1926The Bar-C MysteryMrs. LaneLost1926The Merry WidowerThe Hunter's Wife1926Sunny Side UpCissy Cason1926Risky BusinessMrs. Stoughton1926His New York WifeAlicia Duval1927The Princess from HobokenMrs. O'BrienLost1927The Princess on BroadwayMrs. SeymourLost1928Mother Machreeunknown roleIncomplete +Sound Film CareerYearTitleRoleNotes1929Hit the DeckMrs. Payne Sound debut 1930Call of the Circus The Woman 1932Hotel ContinentalMrs. Underwood 1932Thrill of YouthAlice Fenwick1932The Crooked Circle Yvonne1932The All American Mrs. Bowen1933Secrets Audrey Carlton1933Private JonesMrs. Winthrop(uncredited)1933The Whispering ShadowThe Countess Helen Chapters 5-81933Let's Fall in Love Star(uncredited)1936Yours for the AskingCasino Patron(uncredited)1936Hollywood Boulevard Ethel Clayton(uncredited)1936Easy to TakeRelative(uncredited)1936The Accusing FingerUnknown role(uncredited)1937Rich RelationsMrs. Blair1937Waikiki WeddingTourist(uncredited)1937King of GamblersMatron(uncredited)1937Make Way for TomorrowCustomer(uncredited)1937Turn Off the MoonLady(uncredited)1937Easy LivingUnknown role(uncredited)1937ExclusiveMatron(uncredited)1937Artist and ModelsSeamstress (uncredited)1937Blonde TroubleTownswoman(uncredited)1937Souls at SeaPassenger(uncredited)1937Partners in CrimeMinor role(uncredited)1937Hold 'Em NavyGirl1937Bulldog Drummond's Revenge Minor role(uncredited)1937Well's FargoPioneer Woman(uncredited)1938The Buccaneer Woman selecting perfumes(uncredited)1938The Big Broadcast of 1938Woman(uncredited)1938Scandal StreetMinor role(uncredited)1938Bulldog Drummond's PerilMinor role(uncredited)1938Cocoanut GroveUnknown role(uncredited)1938You and MeEmployment Agency Clerk(uncredited)1938Men with WingsWoman(uncredited)1938Sing, You SinnersMinor role(uncredited)1938If I Were KingOld Woman(uncredited)1938The Arkansas TravelerTownswoman(uncredited)1938Say It in FrenchMinor role(uncredited)1938Ride a Crooked MilePrison Visitor(uncredited)1938Artists and Models AbroadWoman(uncredited)1938Tom Sawyer, DetectiveMinor role(uncredited)1938Paris HoneymoonUnknown role(uncredited)1939AmbushBank Customer(uncredited)1939Boy TroubleSmall Town Woman(uncredited)1939St. Louis BluesDancer(uncredited)1939Cafe SocietyWoman(uncredited)1939The Sap Takes a WrapMrs. WallaceShort1939King of ChinatownNightclub Patron(uncredited)1939I'm from MissouriMinor role(uncredited)1939GeronimoSettler(uncredited)1940Love Thy NeighborMinor role(uncredited)1941West Point WidowNurse(uncredited)1941New York TownMinor role(uncredited)1942Beyond the Blue Horizon Guest at Chase's Residence (uncredited)1942The Major and the MinorCadet Ball Guest(uncredited)1942Lucky JordanMinor role(uncredited)1943Lady BodyguardWoman(uncredited)1943DixieWoman(uncredited)1943Mardi GrasMardi Gras WomanShort (uncredited)1943True to LifeMinor role(uncredited)1944Henry Aldrich's Little SecretMinor role(uncredited)1947The Perils of PaulineLady Montague in ShowFinal Role (uncredited)

Ethel Clayton

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