- Elmer Clifton
Infobox actor
name = Elmer Clifton
birthdate =14 March 1890
birthplace =Chicago USA
deathdate =15 October 1949 , 1980
deathplace =Los Angeles USA
othername =
occupation =Film director ,screenwriter andactor
yearsactive = 1912 - 1950
imdb_id = 0166730Elmer Clifton, (
14 March 1890 ,Chicago -15 October 1949 ,Los Angeles ) was an Americanwriter , director, andactor from the early silent days. A collaborator ofD. W. Griffith , he appeared in "The Birth of a Nation " (1915) and "Intolerance " (1916) before giving up acting in 1919 to concentrate on work behind the camera.In the sound era, Clifton wrote and directed many low-budget
Westerns , along with anti-marijuana "Assassin of Youth " (1937) and "Not Wanted" (1949), which was finished byIda Lupino . Clifton became ill during the filming of "Not Wanted" and died in 1949 of acerebral hemorrhage shortly after the film's release.External links
*imdb name|0166730|Elmer Clifton
Persondata
NAME= Clifton, Elmer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Film director ,screenwriter andactor
DATE OF BIRTH=14 March 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH=Toronto Canada
DATE OF DEATH=15 October 1949 , 1980
PLACE OF DEATH=Los Angeles USA
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