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.
106 movies
True to Life
1943·8.0
Mardi Gras
1943·5.3
Dixie
1943·5.0
The Major and the Minor
1942·7.1
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942·6.0
New York Town
1941·8.5
West Point Widow
1941·7.0
Love Thy Neighbor
1940·7.3
Geronimo
1939·5.3
King of Chinatown
1939·5.6
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939·8.0
Cafe Society
1939·7.5
Boy Trouble
1939·6.0
Say It in French
1938·7.5
If I Were King
1938·7.1
Men with Wings
1938·5.4
You and Me
1938·6.6
Cocoanut Grove
1938·9.0
Wells Fargo
1937·5.5
Hold 'Em Navy
1937·4.7
Exclusive
1937·7.0
Artists & Models
1937·6.3
Easy Living
1937·7.2
Turn Off the Moon
1937·8.0
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937·7.5
Waikiki Wedding
1937·5.9
Rich Relations
1937·5.5
The Accusing Finger
1936·5.8
Hollywood Boulevard
1936·4.5
Yours for the Asking
1936·5.3
Let's Fall in Love
1933·8.0
Private Jones
1933·9.0
Secrets
1933·5.2
The All-American
1932·6.5
The Crooked Circle
1932·5.2
Thrill of Youth
1932·6.7
Call of the Circus
1930·8.0
Hit the Deck
1929·8.5
The Princess on Broadway
1927·9.0
The Princess from Hoboken
1927·8.0
His New York Wife
1926·10.0
Risky Business
1926·7.0
Sunny Side Up
1926·10.0
Merry Widower
1926·8.0
The Bar-C Mystery
1926·8.0
Lightnin'
1925·6.6
Wings of Youth
1925·9.0
The Remittance Woman
1923·10.0
Can a Woman Love Twice?
1923·10.0
If I Were Queen
1922·7.0
For the Defense
1922·10.0
The Cradle
1922·8.0
Her Own Money
1922·10.0
Exit the Vamp
1921·10.0
Beyond
1921·10.0
Wealth
1921·10.0
Sham
1921·8.0
The Price of Possession
1921·10.0
The Sins of Rosanne
1920·7.0
A City Sparrow
1920·9.0
Crooked Streets
1920·7.0
The Ladder of Lies
1920·10.0
A Lady in Love
1920·8.0
Young Mrs. Winthrop
1920·4.0
The 13th Commandment
1920·9.0
More Deadly Than the Male
1919·7.0
A Sporting Chance
1919·10.0
Men, Women, and Money
1919·9.0
Pettigrew's Girl
1919·8.0
Maggie Pepper
1919·8.0
The Mystery Girl
1918·0.0
Women's Weapons
1918·1.0
The Witch Woman
1918·0.0
Stolen Hours
1918·3.3
The Volunteer
1917·0.0
The Dormant Power
1917·0.0
The Woman Beneath
1917·8.0
The Stolen Paradise
1917·0.0
Yankee Pluck
1917·0.0
Man's Woman
1917·0.0
The Web of Desire
1917·0.0
The Bondage of Fear
1917·10.0
The New South
1916·9.0
Beyond the Wall
1916·7.0
The Hidden Scar
1916·0.0
Husband and Wife
1916·1.0
A Woman's Way
1916·0.0
His Brother's Wife
1916·7.0
Dollars and the Woman
1916·7.0
The Great Divide
1915·7.0
The Sporting Duchess
1915·0.0
The Unmarried Husband
1915·10.0
Here Comes the Bride
1915·9.0
A Woman Went Forth
1915·9.0
It All Depends
1915·7.0
His Soul Mate
1915·9.0
The House Next Door
1914·0.0
The Fortune Hunter
1914·0.0
The Wolf
1914·0.0
The Lion and the Mouse
1914·0.0
When the Earth Trembled
1913·4.3
The Price Demanded
1913·10.0
Friend John
1913·7.0
Just Maine Folks
1912·6.3
Pilgrim's Progress
1912·7.0
The Tout's Remembrance
1910·0.0