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 and actor
yearsactive = 1912 - 1950
imdb_id = 0166730

Elmer Clifton, (14 March 1890, Chicago - 15 October 1949, Los Angeles) was an American writer, director, and actor from the early silent days. A collaborator of D. 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 by Ida Lupino. Clifton became ill during the filming of "Not Wanted" and died in 1949 of a cerebral hemorrhage shortly after the film's release.

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Persondata
NAME= Clifton, Elmer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Film director, screenwriter and actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 14 March 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH= Toronto Canada
DATE OF DEATH= 15 October 1949, 1980
PLACE OF DEATH= Los Angeles USA