Elmer Clifton
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| Elmer Clifton | |
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| Born | 14 March 1890 Chicago  United States |
| Died | 15 October 1949, 1980 Los Angeles United States |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter and actor |
| Years active | 1912 - 1950 |
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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| NAME | Clifton, Elmer |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Film director, screenwriter and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14 March 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15 October 1949, 1980 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Los Angeles United States |
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