Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton (born November 8, 1882 in Champaign , Illinois , † June 6, 1966 in Oxnard , California ) was an American actress of the silent film era .
Life
Ethel Clayton studied at St. Elisabeth College. In 1908 she finished her studies there with a degree in philosophy and history . Later she worked in a joint stock company and played on the side in the theater. There she was discovered for silent films and shot under well-known directors such as Cecil B. DeMille , Robert G. Vignola , George Melford and Donald Crisp . In the years from 1909 to 1948 she starred in more than 180 films.
Most of the silent films that Clayton starred in were far from becoming classics of the genre . But they played the production costs and also made a profit. The red-haired Clayton was considered one of the Hollywood beauties in the 1910s and 1920s , despite her height of only 1.65 meters.
Ethel Clayton was married twice, first with the actor and director Joseph Kaufman (1882-1918) and with the second marriage with the actor Ian Keith (1899-1960). Her marriage to Keith was divorced on January 31, 1931 because of his brutality and excessive alcohol consumption . Both marriages remained childless. She died at the age of 82 in St. John's Hospital in Oxnard of complications from a heart attack . Ethel Clayton has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .
Filmography (selection)
- 1912: An Irish Girl's Love
- 1914: The Lion and the Mouse
- 1915: Monkey Business
- 1917: The Stolen Paradise
- 1918: The Girl Who Came Back
- 1920: A Lady in Love
- 1923: Can a Woman Love Twice?
- 1926: Sunny Side Up
- 1926: Risky Business
- 1928: Mother Machree
- 1932: Thrill of Youth
- 1933: Secrets
- 1937: Souls at Sea ( Souls at Sea )
- 1938: You and me ( You and Me )
- 1938: If I'd king ( If I Were King )
- 1942: The Major and the Minor ( The Major and the Minor )
- 1943: Mardi Gras (short film)
- 1947: Pauline, stop kissing (The Perils of Pauline)
Web links
- Ethel Clayton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ethel Clayton in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Ethel Clayton in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clayton, Ethel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Merchant, Ethel; Keith, Ethel; Ross, Ethel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress in the silent film era |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Champaign , Illinois , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 1966 |
| Place of death | Oxnard , California , United States |