Audrey Dalton

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Audrey Dalton
Audrey Dalton Wagon Train 1959.jpg
Dalton in Wagon Train, 1959
Born (1934-01-21) 21 January 1934 (age 89)[1]
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active1952–1978
Spouse(s)James H. Brown (m.1953–div.1977)
Rod F. Simenz (m.1979)
Children4
Parent

Audrey Dalton (born 21 January 1934) is an Irish actress who mostly worked in America during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Biography

Dalton was born in Dublin, the daughter of Alice Shannon and Emmet Dalton,[2] the third of their five children. Her father received the Military Cross for his service in the British Army in World War I. During the Irish Civil War, he was a major general in the National Army.[3]

She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Dublin. After the family moved to London, she studied acting in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She moved to the United States on 17 March 1952, for a part in "Pleasure Island".[4]

In 1977 she divorced James H. Brown, father of her four children, after 25 years of marriage, and in 1979 married Rod F. Simenz, an engineer.[5]

Among her many television appearances were six episodes of Wagon Train between 1958 and 1964. In 1958, she was Ellen Curry, the recipient of a million-dollar check in a 1958 episode of The Millionaire. She made a guest appearance on Perry Mason in 1961 as Kate Eastman in "The Case of the Injured Innocent." In 1962 she appeared on Gunsmoke (S8:E18) in "The Renegades".[citation needed]

Filmography


References

  1. ^ International Television Almanac Volume 16. University of California. 1971. p. 66.
  2. ^ Bacon, James (18 May 1952). "Three Film 'Cinderellas' Search for Roast Potatoes". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Texas, Corpus Christi. Associated Press. p. 40. Retrieved 22 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ Wagner, Laura (June 2022). "Audrey Dalton: Enjoying the Work". Classic Images. pp. 6–15.
  4. ^ "Dublin Girl off to Hollywood". Evening Herald. 14 March 1952.
  5. ^ "Audrey Dalton – The Private Life and Times of Audrey Dalton. Audrey Dalton Pictures". glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.

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