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Elliott J. Clawson(1883-1942)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Producer
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Elliott J. Clawson
Elliott J. Clawson was born on 19 January 1883 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Elliott J. was a writer and producer, known for The Cop (1928), The Leatherneck (1929) and Sal of Singapore (1928). Elliott J. died on 21 July 1942 in Vista, California, USA.
BornJanuary 19, 1883
DiedJuly 21, 1942(59)
BornJanuary 19, 1883
DiedJuly 21, 1942(59)
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  • Nominated for 4 Oscars
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

William Boyd in The Cop (1928)
The Cop
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1928
William Boyd, Diane Ellis, and Fred Kohler in The Leatherneck (1929)
The Leatherneck
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1929
Phyllis Haver in Sal of Singapore (1928)
Sal of Singapore
5.0
  • Writer(as Elliott Clawson)
  • 1928
Skyscraper (1928)
Skyscraper
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1928

Credits

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Writer



  • Moon Carroll, Cyril Chadwick, John Davidson, Mary Forbes, Holmes Herbert, Gretchen Holland, Leila Hyams, Bertram Johns, Frank Leigh, Helene Millard, Conrad Nagel, Charles Quatermaine, and Margaret Wycherly in The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
    The Thirteenth Chair
    5.8
    • dialogue continuity (as Elliott Clawson)
    • 1929
  • Carole Lombard, William Boyd, and Owen Moore in High Voltage (1929)
    High Voltage
    5.3
    • story
    • dialogue (as Elliott Clawson)
    • 1929
  • William Boyd and Marie Prevost in The Flying Fool (1929)
    The Flying Fool
    5.3
    • original story
    • 1929
  • William Boyd, Diane Ellis, and Fred Kohler in The Leatherneck (1929)
    The Leatherneck
    5.7
    • story
    • 1929
  • Lon Chaney in West of Zanzibar (1928)
    West of Zanzibar
    7.2
    • Writer (as Elliott Clawson)
    • 1928
  • Phyllis Haver in Sal of Singapore (1928)
    Sal of Singapore
    5.0
    • adaptation (as Elliott Clawson)
    • 1928
  • Lina Basquette in Celebrity (1928)
    Celebrity
    6.0
    • adaptation
    • 1928
  • William Boyd in The Cop (1928)
    The Cop
    5.7
    • story
    • 1928
  • Skyscraper (1928)
    Skyscraper
    5.5
    • adaptation
    • 1928
  • Frank Coghlan Jr. in Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1927)
    Let 'Er Go Gallegher
    6.3
    • adaptation
    • screenplay (as Elliott Clawson, as Elliott Clawson)
    • 1927
  • Body and Soul (1927)
    Body and Soul
    6.4
    • Writer (as Elliott Clawson)
    • 1927
  • Lon Chaney and Lois Moran in The Road to Mandalay (1926)
    The Road to Mandalay
    6.2
    • scenario
    • 1926
  • Frank Coghlan Jr. and Eugene Pallette in Whispering Smith (1926)
    Whispering Smith
    • adaptation
    • 1926
  • Laska Winter and John Bowers in Rocking Moon (1926)
    Rocking Moon
    • adaptation
    • 1926
  • William Boyd, Charles Murray, and Vera Reynolds in Steel Preferred (1925)
    Steel Preferred
    • adaptation
    • 1925

Script and Continuity Department



  • Moon Carroll, Cyril Chadwick, John Davidson, Mary Forbes, Holmes Herbert, Gretchen Holland, Leila Hyams, Bertram Johns, Frank Leigh, Helene Millard, Conrad Nagel, Charles Quatermaine, and Margaret Wycherly in The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
    The Thirteenth Chair
    5.8
    • dialogue continuity (as Elliott Clawson)
    • 1929
  • William Boyd, Diane Ellis, and Fred Kohler in The Leatherneck (1929)
    The Leatherneck
    5.7
    • continuity
    • 1929
  • Lon Chaney and Lois Moran in The Road to Mandalay (1926)
    The Road to Mandalay
    6.2
    • continuity (as Elliott Clawson)
    • 1926

Producer



  • A Certain Rich Man (1921)
    A Certain Rich Man
    • associate producer
    • 1921
  • The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1914)
    The Hoosier Schoolmaster
    • assistant producer
    • 1914

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • E.J. Clawson
  • Born
    • January 19, 1883
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • July 21, 1942
    • Vista, California, USA(long illness)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Brother of cameraman Dal Clawson.

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