Clayton, Ethel (1882–1966)

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Clayton, Ethel (1882–1966)

American stage and screen actress. Born Nov 8, 1882, in Champaign, Illinois; died June 11, 1966, in Oxnard, California; m. Joseph Kaufman (director, died 1919); m. Ian Keith (actor, div.).

Appeared on Broadway; debuted in one-reel Essanay comedies (1910); became a popular star whose films include The Young Mrs. Winthrop, Risky Business, The Princess of Broadway, The Merry Widower, Mother Machree, Artists and Models, Lightnin', The Buccaneer and Cocoanut Grove.

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