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Elmer Clifford, Elmer S. Pond, Elmer Pond, Elmer Clifton Forsyth
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Born in Chicago, he was an actor in touring stock companies before making his screen debut in 1912. Joining D.W. Griffith's Fine Arts Studio in 1914, he was cast as Union officer Phil Stoneman in "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) and as The Rhapsodie in the Babylonian story of "Intolerance" (1916). He was also a second-unit director for those films. Promoted to director in 1917, Clifton supervised several successful Fine Arts comedies starring Dorothy Gish while continuing to serve as Griffith's assistant. Their association culminated with the blockbuster "Way Down East" (1920). Clifton shot much of its famous "Rescue from the ice" sequence and doubled for star Richard Barthelmess in the riskier scenes. He then left Griffith to form his own production company and had a smash hit with "Down to the Sea in Ships" (1922), a colorful whaling saga made on location in New England. It made a star of future "It Girl" Clara Bow, who appeared as a cross-dressing stowaway. In 1923 Clifton signed a lucrative seven-year contract with Fox and was poised to become one of Hollywood's major directors. Then tragedy struck. He was filming "The Warrens of Virginia" in Texas when his lead actress died from burns in an accident on the set. Although Clifton was blameless in the incident, he was fired by Fox and his career never regained its momentum.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1890-03-12
- event Death Date 1949-10-15
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 3.8
- info Birth Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Elmer Clifton
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The Birth of a Nation
1915-02-08
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916-09-04
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The Fox Woman
1915-07-15
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I Am Not a Racist
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John Barleycorn
1914-01-01
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The Folly of Anne
1914-11-14
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The Lost House
1915-03-25
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The Lily and the Rose
1915-11-06
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The Sisters
1914-11-29
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Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
1914-09-14
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A Duel for Love
1914-01-01
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The Missing Links
1916-01-16
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Martin Eden
1914-08-16
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The Sable Lorcha
1915-11-28
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Nina, the Flower Girl
1917-01-21
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Acquitted
1916-02-06
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A Lucky Disappointment
1914-12-23
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Birth of Skibidi
2024-12-03
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Maid to Order
1931-08-28
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Pilot X
1936-12-01
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Cyclone of the Saddle
1935-04-03
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The Judge
1949-01-31
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The Judge
1949-01-31
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Slaves in Bondage
1937-07-24
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Assassin of Youth
1938-02-23
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Assassin of Youth
1938-02-23
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Assassin of Youth
1938-02-23
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Captain America
1944-02-05
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Hard Guy
1941-10-17
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Not Wanted
1949-06-24
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Crashing Thru
1939-12-11
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Gangsters of the Frontier
1944-09-22
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Gangsters of the Frontier
1944-09-22
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Lightning Raiders
1946-01-07
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Lightning Raiders
1946-01-07
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Frontier Fugitives
1945-09-01
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Youth Aflame
1944-10-10
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Youth Aflame
1944-10-10
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Skull and Crown
1935-12-16
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Seven Doors to Death
1944-08-16
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Down to the Sea in Ships
1922-11-21
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Rough Riding Ranger
1935-05-12
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Captured in Chinatown
1935-07-13
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Wildcat Trooper
1936-07-01
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Wolves of the Sea
1936-06-05
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Custer's Last Stand
1936-01-02
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Let 'Er Go Gallegher
1928-01-14
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The Secret of Treasure Island
1938-03-17
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The Secret of Treasure Island
1938-03-17
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City of Missing Girls
1941-03-27
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Fighting Caballero
1935-05-05
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Ten Laps to Go
1936-12-05
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Isle Of Destiny
1940-03-08
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Kiss or Kill
1918-10-21
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Kiss or Kill
1918-10-21
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Spook Town
1944-06-03
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Mary Ellen Comes to Town
1920-03-21
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I'll Sell My Life
1941-09-12
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The Wreck of the Hesperus
1927-10-31
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Boots
1919-02-16
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The Hope Chest
1918-12-29
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Battling Jane
1918-09-28
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Peppy Polly
1919-04-06
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I'll Get Him Yet
1919-05-25
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Nugget Nell
1919-07-27
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Turning the Tables
1919-11-02
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The Fallen Empire
1931-07-17
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Pals of the Range
1935-04-03
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Pals of the Range
1935-04-03
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Song of the Sierras
1946-11-28
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The Whispering Skull
1944-12-29
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Cyclone of the Saddle
1935-04-03
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Guns of the Law
1944-03-30
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Six Cylinder Love
1923-11-04
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Light of India
1929-03-09
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Outlaws of the Plains
1946-09-22
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Rough Riding Ranger
1935-05-12
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Red Rock Outlaw
1949-12-16
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The Pinto Bandit
1944-04-26
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The Pinto Bandit
1944-04-26
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Deep in the Heart of Texas
1942-09-25
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Bad Men of Thunder Gap
1943-03-05
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Days of Old Cheyenne
1943-03-15
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Nobody Home
1919-08-24
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Marked for Murder
1945-02-08
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Boss of Rawhide
1943-11-20
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The Stranger from Arizona
1938-09-22
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Law of the Texan
1938-10-24
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Rip Roaring Riley
1935-10-23
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The Rangers Take Over
1942-12-25
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Teen Age
1944-06-17
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Teen Age
1944-06-17
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Mile a Minute Love
1937-04-05
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I'll Sell My Life
1941-09-12
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Seven Doors to Death
1944-08-16
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Swamp Woman
1941-12-05
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The Blocked Trail
1943-03-12
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The Trail of the Silver Spurs
1941-01-04
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Guns of the Law
1944-03-30
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The Old Chisholm Trail
1942-12-11
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The Old Chisholm Trail
1942-12-11
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Captured in Chinatown
1935-07-13
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Outcasts of Black Mesa
1950-04-13
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Quick on the Trigger
1948-12-02
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The Kid from Gower Gulch
1950-01-15
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West of Pinto Basin
1940-11-25
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Raiders of San Joaquin
1943-05-01
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Boss of Rawhide
1943-11-20
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Boss of Rawhide
1943-11-20
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Cheyenne Roundup
1943-04-12
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Cheyenne Roundup
1943-04-12
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Custer's Last Stand
1936-04-02
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The Sundown Kid
1942-12-28
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Frontier Law
1943-06-01
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Frontier Law
1943-06-01
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Brand of the Devil
1944-07-30
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Dead or Alive
1944-11-09
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The Return of the Rangers
1943-10-26
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The Return of the Rangers
1943-10-26
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The Return of the Rangers
1943-10-26
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The Pinto Bandit
1944-04-26
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Gunsmoke Mesa
1944-09-01
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Outlaw Roundup
1944-02-10
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Spook Town
1944-06-03
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Three in the Saddle
1945-07-26
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West to Glory
1947-04-11
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Her Official Fathers
1917-04-07
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Marked for Murder
1945-02-08
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Swing, Cowboy, Swing
1946-03-07
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Swing, Cowboy, Swing
1946-03-07
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The Devil's Apple Tree
1929-02-20
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Red Rock Outlaw
1949-12-16
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The High Sign
1917-12-31
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Rainbow Over the Rockies
1947-02-08
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The Silver Bandit
1950-02-20
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The Silver Bandit
1950-02-20
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The Silver Bandit
1950-02-20
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Wolves of the Sea
1936-06-05
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916-09-04
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The Birth of a Nation
1915-02-08
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Sunset Carson Rides Again
1948-09-10
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Smashing Through
1918-06-09
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Paroled from the Big House
1938-07-29
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A Stormy Knight
1917-09-10
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Brace Up
1918-03-18
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Brace Up
1918-03-18
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The Eagle
1918-06-22
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The Two-Soul Woman
1918-05-06
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The Two-Soul Woman
1918-05-06
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Tropical Nights
1928-12-10
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Winner Takes All
1918-07-20
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The Man Trap
1917-10-29
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Flirting with Death
1917-09-24
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The Midnight Man
1917-08-13
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The Warrens of Virginia
1924-10-12
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The Flash of Fate
1918-02-18
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Down to the Sea in Ships
1922-11-21
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California Frontier
1938-12-15
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Virgin Lips
1928-07-25
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The Flame of Youth
1917-06-18
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Gambling with Souls
1936-09-01
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Daughters of the Night
1924-11-09