Born in Chicago, he was an actor in touring stock companies before making his screen debut in 1912. Joining D.W. Griffith's Fine Arts Studio in 1914, he was cast as Union officer Phil Stoneman in "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) and as The Rhapsodie in the Babylonian story of "Intolerance" (1916). He was also a second-unit director for those films. Promoted to director in 1917, Clifton supervised several successful
The Birth of a Nation
⭐ 6Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
⭐ 7.1The Fox Woman
⭐ 0I Am Not a Racist
⭐ 0John Barleycorn
⭐ 0The Folly of Anne
⭐ 0The Lost House
⭐ 0The Lily and the Rose
⭐ 0The Sisters
⭐ 0Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
⭐ 0A Duel for Love
⭐ 0The Missing Links
⭐ 0Martin Eden
⭐ 0The Sable Lorcha
⭐ 0Nina, the Flower Girl
⭐ 0Acquitted
⭐ 0A Lucky Disappointment
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