Elliott J. Clawson (January 19, 1883 – July 21, 1942) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 80 films between 1913 and 1929. He was born in

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, and died in

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. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, four of his films were nominated for Best Writing: '' The Cop'', ''

Sal of Singapore ''Sal of Singapore'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, Elliott J. Clawson was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Complete prints o ...

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'', and '' The Leatherneck''.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek ''The Tragedy of Whispering Creek'' is a 1914 American silent short Western film directed by Allan Dwan and featuring Murdock MacQuarrie, Pauline Bush, and Lon Chaney. Chaney expert Jon Mirsalis says Chaney also wrote the screenplay, based on ...

'' (1914) * ''

Madame la Presidente ''Madame la Presidente'' is a surviving 1916 silent film comedy produced by Oliver Morosco and directed by Frank Lloyd. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and stars Broadway legend and musical comedy star Anna Held in what would be her fin ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Circus of Life ''The Circus of Life'' (German: ''Die Flucht in den Zirkus'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Mario Bonnard and Guido Parish and starring Marcella Albani, Vladimir Gajdarov and Fritz Kampers.Bock & Bergfelder p.90 It was shot at the St ...

'' (1917) * ''

Polly Redhead ''Polly Redhead'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ella Hall, Gertrude Astor and Charles Hill Mailes.Parish & Pitts p.75 Cast * Ella Hall as Polly Redhead * Gertrude Astor as Lady Caroline * Cha ...

'' (1917) * '' The Field of Honor'' (1917) * ''

The Silent Lady ''The Silent Lady'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Elsie Jane Wilson and starring Gretchen Lederer, Zoe Rae and Winter Hall.Connelly p.410 Cast * Gretchen Lederer as Miss Summerville * Zoe Rae as Little Kate * Winter Hall as P ...

'' (1917) * '' The Mysterious Mr. Tiller'' (1917) * ''

The Double Standard ''The Double Standard'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Phillips Smalley and starring Roy Stewart, Clarissa Selwynne and Joseph W. Girard.Connelly p.342 Cast * Roy Stewart as John Fairbrother * Clarissa Selwynne Clarissa Sel ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Little Pirate ''The Little Pirate'' is a 1917 American silent family adventure film directed by Elsie Jane Wilson and starring Zoe Rae, Charles West and Frank Brownlee.Connelly p.377 Cast * Zoe Rae as Margery * Charles West as George Drake * Frank Brownlee a ...

'' (1917) * '' Mother O' Mine'' (1917) * '' The Door Between'' (1917) * '' The Desire of the Moth'' (1917) * '' The Cricket'' (1917) * '' The Double Room Mystery'' (1917) * ''

The Little Orphan ''The Little Orphan'' is a 1949 American one-reel animated cartoon and the 40th ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon, released in theaters on April 30, 1949 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. It was produced by Fred Quimby and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Ba ...

'' (1917) * '' Hands Down'' (1918) * '' A Soul for Sale'' (1918) * '' Midnight Madness'' (1918) * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1918) * '' The Sleeping Lion'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' Desperate Trails'' (1921) * ''

A Certain Rich Man ''A Certain Rich Man'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Howard Hickman and starring Carl Gantvoort, Claire Adams and Robert McKim.Munden p.116 Cast * Carl Gantvoort as Bob Hendricks * Claire Adams as Molly Culpepper * Robert ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Lure of Egypt ''The Lure of Egypt'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Howard C. Hickman and starring Robert McKim, Claire Adams and Joseph J. Dowling.Munden p.468 Plot ‘’The Lure of Egypt’’ is an adaptation of the novel ‘’There ...

'' (1921) * '' Under Two Flags'' (1922) * ''

The Woman's Side ''The Woman's Side'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent drama film directed by J.A. Barry and starring Katherine MacDonald, Edmund Burns and Henry A. Barrows.Munden p.922 Cast * Katherine MacDonald as Mary Gray * Edmund Burns as Theodore Van ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Flame of Life ''The Flame of Life'' (also known as ''That Lass o' Lowrie's'') is a 1923 American silent drama film starring Priscilla Dean, Robert Ellis, Kathryn McGuire, and Wallace Beery. The film was written by Elliott J. Clawson from the Frances Hodgso ...

'' (1923) * '' The Spoilers'' (1923) * ''

The Flaming Forties ''The Flaming Forties'' is a 1924 American silent Western film, the sixth of seven features which short-lived motion picture company Stellar Productions released in 1924–1925 as Producers Distributing Corporation vehicles for Harry Carey. Ca ...

'' (1924) * '' Another Man's Wife'' (1924) * ''

Love and Glory ''Love and Glory'' () is a 1983 novel by Robert B. Parker. The story is told in the first person by Boone Adams. It is a coming-of-age and love story. There is explicit and implicit reference to and imitation of ''The Great Gatsby''. Parker ori ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Man from Red Gulch ''The Man from Red Gulch'' is a 1925 American silent Western film featuring Harry Carey. Copies of the film are held at Cineteca Italiana, Milan and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Cast * Harry Carey as Sandy * Harriet Hammond as Betse ...

'' (1925) * ''

Steel Preferred ''Steel Preferred'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Vera Reynolds, William Boyd, and Hobart Bosworth. The film portrays a power struggle at a steelworks. Plot As described in a film magazine review, ...

'' (1925) * '' The Road to Mandalay'' (1926) * '' Body and Soul'' (1927) * '' West of Zanzibar'' (1928) * '' The Cop'' (1928) * ''

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

'' (1928) * '' The Leatherneck'' (1929) * '' The Thirteenth Chair'' (1929)

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* 1883 births 1942 deaths Writers from Salt Lake City People from Vista, California American male screenwriters Screenwriters from California Screenwriters from Utah 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-stub