Ethel Burton
Appearance
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Ethel Marie Burton Palmer[1] (October 23, 1897 - May 1985)[2] was an American comedic film actress.[3]
Biography
[edit]Ethel Burton was born in New York City and began working in films in 1915.[3] She worked for Vitagraph, World Comedy Stars Film Company and Vim Comedy Company.[3] She often appeared as a supporting actress in films with Billy West and Oliver Hardy. She co-starred in the first four Billy West comedies, during which time she met director Arvid E. Gillstrom. They became a couple and were married in 1917.[4] Burton and Gillstrom divorced in 1931 and Burton continued acting under the name Ethel Gillstrom.[5][6]
Filmography
[edit]- Love, Pepper and Sweets (1915)
- Speed Kings (1915)
- Pressing Business (1915)
- Ups and Downs (1915)
- Strangled Harmony (1915)
- Mixed and Fixed (1915)
- The Midnight Prowlers (1915)
- This Way Out (1916)
- Frenzied Finance (1916)
- Chickens (1916)
- Busted Hearts (1916)
- He Winked and Won (1916)
- The Try Out (1916)
- Fat and Fickle (1916)
- This Way Out (1916)
- A Mix Up in Hearts (1917)
- The Other Girl (1917)
- Cupid's Rival (1917)
- Back Stage (1917)
- Dough Nuts (1917)
- The Millionaire (1917)
- The Love Bugs (1917)
- Wanted – A Bad Man (1917)
- Dough Nuts (1917)
- The Hero (1917)
- The Messenger (1918)
- The Orderly (1918)
- His Day Out (1918)
- The Scholar (1918)
- The Rogue (1918)
- Playmates (1918)
- The Straight and Narrow (1918)
- The Straight and Narrow (1918)
- The Messenger (1918)
- The Orderly (1918)
- The Handy Man (1918)
References
[edit]- ^ Almost Hollywood: The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida. Rowman & Littlefield. 2013. ISBN 9780761859949. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Ethel Palmer". Fold3. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c Miller, Blair (July 13, 1995). American silent film comedies: an illustrated encyclopedia of persons, studios, and terminology. McFarland & Co. ISBN 9780899509297 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ethel Burton".
- ^ Walker, Brent E. (2013). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. p. 565.
- ^ Anthony, Brian (1998). Smile when the Raindrops Fall: The Story of Charley Chase. Scarecrow Press. p. 37.