Ethlyne Clair | |
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Born | Ethlyne Williamson November 23, 1904 Talladega, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | February 27, 1996 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | Richard Lonsdale Hinshaw (1928-1930) (divorced) Em Westmore (1930-1937) (divorced) Merle Arthur Frost Jr. (1939-?) |
Children | 5 (2 daughters, 3 sons) |
Ethlyne Clair (born Ethlyne Williamson,[1] November 23, 1904 – February 27, 1996) was an American actress.
Clair was born in Talladega, Alabama. A former New York art student,[2] she appeared mostly in silent film, including three Westerns where she played the love interest to Hoot Gibson.[3] She was succeeded by Derelys Perdue in the Newlyweds film series, in which she appeared in 1927 and 1928.[citation needed] She appeared in the serials The Vanishing Rider (1928) and Queen of the Northwoods (1929). She was a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1929.[4]
Clair was married to Richard Lansdale Hanshaw, an agent and producer; Ern Westmore, a studio makeup artist; and Merle Arthur Frost Jr, an automobile dealer.[4]
On February 27, 1996, Clair died of respiratory failure after ulcer surgery[4] in Tarzana Hospital in Los Angeles at age 91.[3]