Marguerite Clayton
Marguerite Clayton | |
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![]() Clayton in August 1917 issue of Moving Picture World | |
Born | Ogden, Utah, U.S. | April 12, 1891
Died | December 20, 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1909–1928 |
Spouse(s) | Victor Bertrandias (died 1961) |
Marguerite Clayton (born Margaret Fitzgerald;[citation needed] April 12, 1891 – December 20, 1968) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 179 films between 1909 and 1928, many of which were westerns with Broncho Billy Anderson and Harry Carey.
Biography[]
Margaret Fitzgerald was born in Ogden, Utah on April 12, 1891 and attended St. Mary's Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2] In 1909, Clayton made her first films, A Mexican's Gratitude and The Heart of a Cowboy, with Anderson. Her film career ended in 1928.[2]
Clayton died in Los Angeles, California in a road accident. She was buried with her husband Major General Victor Bertrandias in Arlington National Cemetery.
Selected filmography[]
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Clayton with Bryant Washburn in The Promise Land, 1916
- His Regeneration (1915)
- The Prince of Graustark (1916)
- Hit-The-Trail Holliday (1918)
- Inside the Lines (1918)
- The New Moon (1919)
- Bride 13 (1920)
- The Pleasure Seekers (1920)
- The Inside of the Cup (1921)
- Go Get 'Em Hutch (1922)
- Canyon of the Fools (1923)
- Desert Driven (1923)
- The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924)
- The Circus Cowboy (1924)
- Flashing Spurs (1924)
- The Street of Tears (1924)
- Tiger Thompson (1924)
- Wolf Blood (1925)
- The Power of the Weak (1926)
- The Palm Beach Girl (1926)
- Sky High Corral (1926)
- Inspiration (1928)
References[]
- ^ "Welcome to the Website of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register".
- ^ Jump up to: a b Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609058. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
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Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1968 deaths
- Road incident deaths in California
- American film actresses
- American silent film actresses
- Actresses from Salt Lake City
- Actresses from Utah
- People from Ogden, Utah
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
- 20th-century American actresses