Emma Bell Clifton | |
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| Born | Emma Bell McGraw 1874 Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 3, 1922 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, author |
| Spouse | Wallace C. Clifton |
Emma Bell Clifton (1874–1922) was a screenwriter during the silent film era in the United States. She wrote for various studios, including Vitagraph and Universal Studios.
Her husband was screenwriter Wallace C. Clifton.[1] The pair had a daughter, Emma Clifton Bucci, who worked as an actress from around 1913 to 1917.
Emma Bell Clifton died from a heart attack at her home in Los Angeles on August 3, 1922. She was living at the Virginia Apartments on Hollywood Boulevard after recently moving to Hollywood to serve as Olga Petrova's agent.[2][3][4]
- ^ King, Rob (10 December 2008). The Fun Factory: The Keystone Film Company and the Emergence of Mass Culture. ISBN 9780520942851.
- ^ (4 August 1922). Emma Bell Clifton Dies in Los Angeles, The Morning Telegraph, p. 3, col. 5 ("She was the wife of Wallace Clifton, also a scenario writer.")
- ^ "Mr. Suicide: Henry Pathé Lehrman and The Birth of Silent Comedy". BearManor Media. May 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ (19 August 1922). Deaths in the Profession, Billboard