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Jan Clayton(1917-1983)

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Jan Clayton
Jan Clayton was born on 26 August 1917 in Tularosa, New Mexico, USA. She was an actress, known for Lassie (1954), This Man's Navy (1945) and The Snake Pit (1948). She was married to George Greeley, Robert Warren Lerner and Russell Hayden. She died on 28 August 1983 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
BornAugust 26, 1917
DiedAugust 28, 1983(66)
BornAugust 26, 1917
DiedAugust 28, 1983(66)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
Lassie
6.5
TV Series
  • Ellen Miller
Wallace Beery, Jan Clayton, and Tom Drake in This Man's Navy (1945)
This Man's Navy
6.2
  • Cathey Cortland
  • 1945
Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (1948)
The Snake Pit
7.6
  • Singing Inmate
  • 1948
Ralph Bellamy, Virginia Bruce, Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris, and Jane Wyman in Flight Angels (1940)
Flight Angels
5.7
  • Jane Morrow
  • 1940

Credits

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Actress



  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Andrea Scott
    • Mother
    • 1972–1981
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Ethel
    • 1981
  • Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
    The Dukes of Hazzard
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Lucinda
    • 1981
  • Scruples (1980)
    Scruples
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Mrs. Elliott
    • 1980
  • Vincent Price, Coral Browne, Woodrow Parfrey, William Phipps, and James Reynolds in Time Express (1979)
    Time Express
    6.6
    TV Series
    • First Nun
    • 1979
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    The Streets of San Francisco
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Juror
    • 1976
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Janet Handy
    • 1976
  • Medical Story (1975)
    Medical Story
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Bell
    • 1976
  • Archer (1975)
    Archer
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Helen Gentry
    • 1975
  • Robert Forster in Nakia (1974)
    Nakia
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Rudy
    • 1974
  • Blood Sport (1973)
    Blood Sport
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Blanche Birdsong
    • 1973
  • Circle of Fear (1972)
    Circle of Fear
    7.6
    TV Series
    • The Mother
    • 1972
  • Daktari (1966)
    Daktari
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Sister Maria Francis
    • Daphne Fusby
    • 1966–1967
  • William Frawley, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston, and Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)
    My Three Sons
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Verna Benson
    • Fran Borden
    • 1962–1967
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Margaret Wilbarger
    • 1967

Soundtrack



  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
    The Sopranos
    9.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "If I Loved You"
    • 2001
  • Angela Cartwright, Rusty Hamer, Sherry Jackson, Marjorie Lord, and Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
    The Danny Thomas Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Christmastime" (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "For He's (She's) a Jolly Good Fellow"
    • performer: "Marichka"
    • performer: "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" ...
    • 1955–1956
  • General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein
    8.6
    TV Special
    • performer: "The Bench Scene"
    • 1954
  • Kirby Grant, Edward Norris, and Chinook in The Wolf Hunters (1949)
    The Wolf Hunters
    5.2
    • performer: "Sleep My Baby Sleep"
    • 1949
  • Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (1948)
    The Snake Pit
    7.6
    • performer: "Goin' Home" (1922) (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Spreadin' the Jam (1945)
    Spreadin' the Jam
    6.2
    Short
    • performer: "Spreadin' the Jam"
    • 1945
  • Those Good Old Days
    5.5
    Short
    • performer: "Who's Your Honey Lamb?", "Seaside Finale" (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jane Clayton
  • Born
    • August 26, 1917
    • Tularosa, New Mexico, USA
  • Died
    • August 28, 1983
    • West Hollywood, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      George GreeleyJune 21, 1966 - May 1968 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Julie Jordan") in original production of "Carousel" on Brodway, 1945.
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

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  • Trivia
    She joined Alcoholics Anonymous in 1970 and helped counsel other alcoholics on how to reclaim their lives. Every Thursday she worked as a volunteer answering the phone for the Alcoholism Council of Greater Los Angeles, where she later became a board member in the organization.

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