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'''Carlton Griffin''' (May 23, 1893 - July 24, 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'''.
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He was born in [[New York, New York]], and died in [[Hollywood, California]].
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'''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 Pictures|Columbia]]'s ''Before I Die''.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/703957227/?clipping_id=159976836 "Deaths of Noted Persons Yesterday: Brigadier General F.M. Wise; Carlton Griffin"]. ''Long Beach Press Telegram''. July 24, 1940. p.&nbsp;22. Retrieved November 29, 2024.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Obituaries: Carlton E. Griffin|author=|date=July 31, 1940|work=Variety|page=142|quote=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. |id={{ProQuest|1285757654}}}}</ref> (later retitled ''[[Angels Over Broadway]]''<ref>Harrison, Paul (September 28, 1940). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/159975164/ "Filmland Facts and Flickers"]. ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin''. p.&nbsp;11. Retrieved November 29, 2024.</ref>).


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[The Lady in Question]]'' (1940)
* ''[[The Lady in Question]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Five Little Peppers in Trouble]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Five Little Peppers in Trouble]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Angels Over Broadway]]'' (1940)

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 20:01, 29 November 2024

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

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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

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References

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  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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