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Ethel Clayton
An American actress of the silent film era. Her screen debut came in 1909, in a short called Justified. She jockeyed her early film appearances with a burgeoning stage career. Her pretty brunette 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. Her screen credits number more than 180.
Los Angeles Theatre in 1931, when it opened with the premiere of Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights.
Sadly, it was too expensive to maintain and was closed by the end of the year, the owner declaring bankruptcy.
Photo by The Mott Studios.
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