Carlton Griffin

Carlton Griffin
Born(1893-05-23)May 23, 1893
New York, New York
DiedJuly 23, 1940(1940-07-23) (aged 47)
Hollywood, California
Other namesC. Elliott Griffin
OccupationActor
Years active?1910s - 1940

Carlton Griffin (May 23, 1893 - July 23, 1940) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 50 films between the mid-1910s until 1940. In his first films, he was credited as C. Elliott Griffin or C. E. Griffin.

Biography

Griffin was born in New York, New York, and died at his home in Hollywood, California on July 23, 1940, shortly after finishing work on his final film, Columbia's Before I Die.[1][2] (later retitled Angels Over Broadway[3]).

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Deaths of Noted Persons Yesterday: Brigadier General F.M. Wise; Carlton Griffin". Long Beach Press Telegram. July 24, 1940. p. 22. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Obituaries: Carlton E. Griffin". Variety. July 31, 1940. p. 142. ProQuest 1285757654. Carlton E. Griffin, 47, screen actor, died July 23 of a heart attack in his Hollywood home. He had played small parts in a long list of films for the past 10 years. 'Before I Die' (Col) was, by irony, his final engagement. Griffin had been in Lubin shorts before the war, in which he served overseas. Upon his return he appeared in a novelty flash act, 'Magic Glasses,' with Grace Gordon. In 1928 he married Pauline Saxon, then doing a sister act with her daughter, Marie Saxon.
  3. ^ Harrison, Paul (September 28, 1940). "Filmland Facts and Flickers". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. 11. Retrieved November 29, 2024.


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