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Jan Clayton

American actress (1917-1983)
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Jan Clayton
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
August 26, 1917
Date of death
August 28, 1983
Place of birth
Tularosa
Place of death
West Hollywood
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor, musical theatre actor
Award received
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[14]
Spouse
Russell Hayden[11]
Cause of death
cancer[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Clayton[17]
Given name
Jan[18]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Name in native language
Jan Clayton[21]
Native language
English[13]
Place of burial
Fairview Cemetery[10]
Start of work period
1935[22]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jan Clayton ar جان كلايتون el Τζαν Κλέιτον fa جان کلیتون ru Жан Клэйтон ru Клэйтон, Жан uk Джен Клейтон zh 简·克雷顿 zh 簡·克萊頓
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
121780697
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81097884
GND ID
1076257380
AdoroCinema person ID
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AllMovie person ID
p13559
AlloCiné person ID
197717
BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17132667b
CineMagia person ID
199640
DAHR artist ID
308821
DBC author ID
87097990427539
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Discogs artist ID
1807455
Elonet person ID
1067807
FAST ID
1924457
Fandango person ID
130179
Film.ru person ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
265173
Find a Grave memorial ID
19850
Freebase ID
/m/0f0jc3
Geni profile ID
6000000052498540948
HAND ID
4499-B253-5B5B-F884-F316
IMDb ID
nm0165715
Internet Broadway Database person ID
35539
J9U entity ID
987007279006605171
Kinobox person ID
847100
Kinopoisk person ID
210438
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000112504
NNDB people ID
454/000173932
National Library of Brazil ID
001030845
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810573928605606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4919763
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095616532
PORT person ID
385145
Playbill person ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
191227
TMDB person ID
144399
WikiTree person ID
Clayton-8923
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/86b03bca-02ee-453a-85d8-dd342e39ee21
ČSFD person ID
285622

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Occupation 4
actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor
Award received 1
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Tularosa
Place of death 1
West Hollywood
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Russell Hayden
Spouses 1
Russell Hayden
Writing language 1
English
← Cast member 1
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← Performer 1
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Summary

Jan Clayton was born on August 26, 1917[1], in Tularosa[2]. She died on August 28, 1983[3], in West Hollywood[4]. She worked as an actor[5], stage actor[6], television actor[7], film actor[8], and musical theatre actor[9].

FAQs

Where was Jan Clayton born?

Jan Clayton was born in Tularosa[2].

Where did Jan Clayton die?

Jan Clayton passed away in West Hollywood[4].

Who was Jan Clayton married to?

Jan Clayton's spouses include Russell Hayden[11].

What did Jan Clayton do for work?

Jan Clayton worked as an actor[5], stage actor[6], television actor[7], film actor[8], and musical theatre actor[9].

What awards did Jan Clayton receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[14].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 4499-B253-5B5B-F884-F316
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Jan
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → female
    Cause of death → cancer
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