Emma Bell Clifton (1874–1922) was a screenwriter during the

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era in the United States. She wrote for various studios, including

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and

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. Her husband was screenwriter Wallace C. Clifton. 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

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after recently moving to Hollywood to serve as

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's agent.(4 August 1922)
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Screenwriter

*'' The Undying Flame'' (1917) *''

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'' (1919) *''Silkless Banknote'' (1920) *''

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'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1921)

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