Ethlyne Clair | |
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![]() Clair, c. 1928 | |
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 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]
Ethlyne Clair...was studying art in New York when Hollywood called her.
Ms. Clair was popular in movie westerns in the 1920s...She made three films with Hoot Gibson, whom she later called her favorite actor.