Vintage original 3.5 x 5.5 in. US postcard depicting silent film star ETHEL CLAYTON c.1916
She is depcited in a close color-tinted portrait shot taken for the "Photoplay Series" and printed by Commercial Colortype Co. (Chicago). This example is unused and in very fine- condition.
*"Ethel Clayton (November 8, 1882 – June 6, 1966) was an American actress of the silent film era. 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 The 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."
*(source: Wikpedia)
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