June Dayton (born Mary June Wetzel; August 24, 1923 – June 13, 1994) was an American television actress who appeared in a variety of shows from the 1950s into the 1980s.
Early life
Dayton was born in Dayton, Ohio. She used her hometown of Dayton to create a professional name.[1] Her introduction to acting came via a dramatic arts course in college.[2]
Stage
Dayton's Broadway credits include The Ivy Green (1949), Tenting Tonight (1947) and Lovely Me (1946).[3]
She worked in summer stock theater for several years, and in 1951, she toured in Australia with a production of The Moon Is Blue.[2]
In 1965, Dayton was cast as Virginia Farragut in "The Battle of San Francisco Bay" in the syndicatedanthology series, Death Valley Days.[6] She also starred in a 1969 episode of Land of the Giants titled "Home Sweet Home".
Dayton guest-starred in two episodes of Cannon: the September 1971 episode of "Death Chain"[7] as Susan Kendrix and the February 1974 episode "Blood Money"[8] as Nurse Laura Meader.
She made three appearances on Barnaby Jones: the January 1974 episode "The Platinum Connection"[9] as Mrs. Andrews, the October 1974 episode "Odd Man Loses"[10] as Pam Hogan and the March 1979 episode "Child of Love Child of Vengeance: Part 1"[11][12] as Marie Adams."
^ ab"Lucky Break". The Age. Australia, Victoria, Melbourne. September 15, 1951. p. 5. Retrieved February 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^"June Dayton". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ abcdeTerrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of television shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 23. ISBN978-0-7864-6477-7.
