Ethel Marie Burton Palmer (October 23, 1897 - May 1985) was an American comedic film actress.

Biography

Burton was born in New York City and began working in films in 1915. She worked for

Vitagraph Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907, ...

, World Comedy Stars Film Company and Vim Comedy Company. She often appeared as a supporting actress in films with

Billy West William Richard Werstine (born April 16, 1952), known professionally as Billy West, is an American voice actor. His voice roles include Bugs Bunny in the 1996 film ''Space Jam'' and several subsequent projects, the title characters of ''Doug'' ...

and Oliver Hardy. She co-starred in the first four Billy West comedies, during which time she met director Arvid E. Gillstrom. They became a couple and were married in 1917. Burton and Gillstrom divorced in 1931 and Burton continued acting under the name Ethel Gillstrom.

Filmography

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Love, Pepper and Sweets ''Love, Pepper and Sweets'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Bobby Burns & Walter Stull Plot Jabbs is the star boarder and favorite of Betty, the landlady, while Pokes and Runt, two other boarders, always suffer the worst end o ...

'' (1915) *'' Speed Kings'' (1915) *''

Pressing Business ''Pressing Business'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film produced by the Vim Comedy Company featuring Bobby Burns & Walter Stull. Incorrectly credited as an Oliver Hardy title. The Library of Congress has a complete print and Oliver Hardy ...

'' (1915) *'' Ups and Downs'' (1915) *'' Strangled Harmony'' (1915) *''

Mixed and Fixed ''Mixed and Fixed'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Bobby Burns as Pokes * Walter Stull as Jabbs * Billy Ruge * Ethel Marie Burton * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Frank Hanson * Edna Reynolds See a ...

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The Midnight Prowlers ''The Midnight Prowlers'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film produced by the Vim Comedy Company featuring Bobby Burns & Walter Stull. Plot Mr. and Mrs. Jabbs live in a suburban retreat where the police force is conspicuous by its absence ...

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This Way Out ''This Way Out'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Bobby Burns - Pokes * Walter Stull - Jabbs * Oliver Hardy - Plump (as Babe Hardy) * Billy Ruge - Runt * Ethel Marie Burton * Frank Hanson See also * Li ...

'' (1916) *'' Frenzied Finance'' (1916) *'' Chickens'' (1916) *'' Busted Hearts'' (1916) *'' He Winked and Won'' (1916) *'' The Try Out'' (1916) *''

Fat and Fickle ''Fat and Fickle'' is a 1916 American comedy film directed by and starring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Oliver Hardy as Babe (as Babe Hardy) * Kate Price (actor), Kate Price as Kate * Ethel Marie Burton as Ethel (as Ethel Burton) * Florence McLaughlin ...

'' (1916) *''

'' (1916) *'' A Mix Up in Hearts'' (1917) *'' The Other Girl'' (1917) *'' Cupid's Rival'' (1917) *''

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'' (1917) *''

Dough Nuts ''Dough Nuts'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Billy, the New Baker * Ethel Marie Burton as Ethel, the Cashier (as Ethel Burton) * Oliver Hardy as Babe, the chef (as Babe Hardy) * Leo Whi ...

'' (1917) *'' The Millionaire'' (1917) *'' The Love Bugs'' (1917) *'' Wanted – A Bad Man'' (1917) *''

'' (1917) *'' The Hero (1917)'' *'' The Messenger'' (1918) *'' The Orderly'' (1918) *'' His Day Out'' (1918) *'' The Scholar'' (1918) *'' The Rogue'' (1918) *'' Playmates'' (1918) *'' The Straight and Narrow'' (1918) *'' The Straight and Narrow'' (1918) *'' The Messenger'' (1918) *'' The Orderly'' (1918) *'' The Handy Man'' (1918)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Ethel Actresses from New York City 1897 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American women 20th-century American people