Ethel Marie Burton Palmer (October 23, 1897 – May 1985) was an American comedic film actress.

Biography

Ethel Burton was born in New York City and began working in films in 1915. She worked for

Vitagraph Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907 ...

, World Comedy Stars Film Company and

Vim Comedy Company The Vim Comedy Company was a short-lived movie studio in Jacksonville, Florida and New York City. Vim bought out Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Manufacturing Company Jacksonville, Florida facilities at 750 Riverside Avenue in 1915 after that company ...

. She often appeared as a supporting actress in films with

Billy West William Richard Werstine (born 1952), known professionally as Billy West, is an American voice actor, comedian, radio personality, impressionist and musician. His voice roles include Bugs Bunny in the 1996 film ''Space Jam'', the title characte ...

and

Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his ...

. She co-starred in the first four Billy West comedies, during which time she met director Arvid E. Gillstrom. They became a couple and were married in 1917. Burton and Gillstrom divorced in 1931 and Burton continued acting under the name Ethel Gillstrom.

Filmography

*'' Love, Pepper and Sweets'' (1915) *'' Speed Kings'' (1915) *'' Pressing Business'' (1915) *'' Ups and Downs'' (1915) *'' Strangled Harmony'' (1915) *'' Mixed and Fixed'' (1915) *''

The Midnight Prowlers ''The Midnight Prowlers'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film produced by the Vim Comedy Company featuring Bobby Burns & Walter Stull. Plot Mr. and Mrs. Jabbs live in a suburban retreat where the police force is conspicuous by its absen ...

'' (1915) *'' This Way Out'' (1916) *'' Frenzied Finance'' (1916) *''

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'' (1916) *'' Busted Hearts'' (1916) *'' He Winked and Won'' (1916) *'' The Try Out'' (1916) *'' Fat and Fickle'' (1916) *'' This Way Out'' (1916) *'' A Mix Up in Hearts'' (1917) *'' The Other Girl'' (1917) *'' Cupid's Rival'' (1917) *'' Back Stage'' (1917) *'' Dough Nuts'' (1917) *'' The Millionaire'' (1917) *'' The Love Bugs'' (1917) *''

Wanted – A Bad Man ''Wanted – A Bad Man'' is a 1917 American comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. The film was produced by the Vim Comedy Company. Cast * Ethel Marie Burton (as Ethel Burton) * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Bud Ross (as Budd Ross) See also * ...

'' (1917) *'' Dough Nuts'' (1917) *'' The Hero (1917)'' *'' The Messenger'' (1918) *''

The Orderly ''The Orderly'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Sanitarium orderly * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Leatrice Joy * Ethel Marie Burton * Leo White * Joe Bordeaux * Bud Ross See also * Olive ...

'' (1918) *''

His Day Out ''His Day Out'' is a surviving 1918 American silent comedy short film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Billy * Leatrice Joy as Joy * Oliver Hardy as Oliver * Leo White * Joe Bordeaux * Ethel Marie Burton * Bud Ross as The Father ...

'' (1918) *'' The Scholar'' (1918) *''

The Rogue ''The Rogue'' is a 1918 American short silent comedy film (26 minute) featuring Billy West and Oliver Hardy produced by King Bee Comedies. The main character is a carbon copy of Charlie Chaplin's Tramp down even to the details of the bent ...

'' (1918) *''

Playmates Playmates or Playmate may refer to: * ''Playboy'' Playmate, a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' Film and television * ''Playmates'' (1915 film), directed by Mauritz Stiller * ''Playmates'' (1918 film), starring O ...

'' (1918) *'' The Straight and Narrow'' (1918) *'' The Straight and Narrow'' (1918) *'' The Messenger'' (1918) *''

'' (1918) *'' The Handy Man'' (1918)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Ethel Actresses from New York City 1897 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American women 20th-century American people