Ethlyne Clair
# Ethlyne Clair

Ethlyne Clair (born Ethlyne Williamson, November 23, 1904 – February 27, 1996) was an American actress.

## Biography

Clair was born in Talladega, Alabama. A former New York art student, she appeared mostly in silent film, including three Westerns where she played the love interest to Hoot Gibson. She was succeeded by Derelys Perdue in the Newlyweds film series, in which she appeared in 1927 and 1928. She appeared in the serials The Vanishing Rider (1928) and Queen of the Northwoods (1929). She was a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1929.

Clair was married to Richard Lansdale Hanshaw, an agent and producer; Ern Westmore, a studio makeup artist; and Merle Arthur Frost Jr, an automobile dealer.

On February 27, 1996, Clair died of respiratory failure after ulcer surgery in Tarzana Hospital in Los Angeles at age 91.

## Selected filmography

* Sandra (1924)
* Chickie (1925)
* The Hero on Horseback (1927)
* Three Miles Up (1927)
* Painted Ponies (1927)
* The Vanishing Rider (1928)
* Wild Blood (1928)
* Riding for Fame (1928)
* Guardians of the Wild (1928)
* Hey Rube! (1928)
* From Headquarters (1929)
* Queen of the Northwoods (1929)
* The Pride of Pawnee (1929)
* The Show of Shows (1929)
* Second Choice (1930)
