Marguerite Clayton (born Margaret Fitzgerald; April 12, 1891 – December 20, 1968) was an American actress of the

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. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1909 and 1928, many of which were westerns with

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and

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Biography

Margaret Fitzgerald was born in

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, on April 12, 1891 and attended St. Mary's Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah. He father was a mining engineer. 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. Her employers included

Essanay The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company was an early American motion picture studio. The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago, and later developed an additional film lot in Niles Canyon, California. Its various stars included Francis X. Bushman, ...

. Clayton died in Los Angeles, California, in a road accident. She was buried with her husband

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Victor Bertrandias in Arlington National Cemetery.

Selected filmography

* ''

His Regeneration ''His Regeneration'' is a 1915 American comedy silent film made by Essanay Studios. It featured Charlie Chaplin in an uncredited role as a customer. Synopsis A rough criminal gets into an argument over a girl in a dance hall. Cast * Gilbert M ...

'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' Hit-The-Trail Holliday'' (1918) * '' Inside the Lines'' (1918) * ''

The New Moon ''The New Moon'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, and Laurence Schwab. The show was the third in a string of Broadway hits for Romberg (after ''The Student Prince'' (1924) ...

'' (1919) * ''

Bride 13 ''Bride 13'' is a 1920 American thriller film serial directed by Richard Stanton, and the first film serial made by Fox. It is considered to be a lost film. ''Bride 13'' was promoted as romantic film. Plot A band of pirates operating from a ...

'' (1920) * '' The Pleasure Seekers'' (1920) * '' The Inside of the Cup'' (1921) * ''

Go Get 'Em Hutch ''Go Get 'Em Hutch'' is a 1922 American drama film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The story concerns a crooked lawyer who is the head of a crime syndicate. He seeks to prevent the operation of the ships owned by the heroine, played by Marg ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Curse of Drink ''The Curse of Drink'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Harry T. Morey, Edmund Breese and Marguerite Clayton.Munden p. 159 It is based on the 1904 play ''The Curse of Drink'' by Charles E. Blaney. S ...

'' (1922) * '' Canyon of the Fools'' (1923) * '' Desert Driven'' (1923) * '' The Dawn of a Tomorrow'' (1924) * ''

The Circus Cowboy ''The Circus Cowboy'' is a lost 1924 American silent Western film directed by William A. Wellman and produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine review, returning home from Africa, Buck Saxon finds ...

'' (1924) * ''

Flashing Spurs ''Flashing Spurs'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Bob Custer, Edward Coxen, and Marguerite Clayton, who has a dual role of twin sisters. A Texas Ranger investigates a woman he believes is mixed u ...

'' (1924) * '' The Street of Tears'' (1924) * '' Tiger Thompson'' (1924) * ''

Barriers of the Law ''Barriers of the Law'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent crime film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring McGowan, Helen Holmes (actress), Helen Holmes and William Desmond (actor), William Desmond.Connelly p.26 Synopsis Rita Wingate a form ...

'' (1925) * ''

Wolf Blood ''Wolf Blood'', also known as ''Wolfblood: A Tale of the Forest'', is an American silent 1925 werewolf film starring George Chesebro, who also co-directed it with B-serial veteran Bruce M. Mitchell. The film has been referenced in a number of ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Power of the Weak ''The Power of the Weak'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by William James Craft and starring Alice Calhoun, Carl Miller, and Spottiswoode Aitken.

'' (1926) * '' The Palm Beach Girl'' (1926) * '' Sky High Corral'' (1926) * '' Inspiration'' (1928)

References

External links

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AllMovie.com/biography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clayton, Marguerite 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