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Her character and Cooper's wed when the series ended after 95 episodes.ĭalton with Jackie Cooper on "Hennesey" (CBS)ĭalton immediately went into "The Joey Bishop Show" (1962-1965), playing the comic's wife for 90 of the show's 125 episodes. She was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series in 1961.
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Other early TV work included appearances on "Mike Hammer" (1959) and "Hawaiian Eye" (1962) before she was cast opposite veteran Jackie Cooper on the popular series "Hennesey" (1959-1962), playing nurse Martha Hale. On a 1959 episode of "Maverick," the ingénue was the subject of a brawl between characters played by James Garner and Clint Eastwood. In 1958, she played Belle Starr on an installment of "Schlitz Playhouse" called "Way of the West," and quickly became a familiar face on other westerns, including "The Rifleman" (1958), "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1958), "Jefferson Drum" (1958), "Sugarfoot" (1959), and "Rawhide" (1959).
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She was next directed by the esteemed actor Paul Henreid in the not-so-esteemed "Girls on the Loose" (1958) and Oscar winner José Ferrer in "The High Cost of Loving" (1958) opposite Ferrer and Gena Rowlands before segueing into TV roles. Presented with a cheesecake portrait of herself from the period in 2011, the actress laughed, declaring, "It's a perfect Hollywood picture - perfect. She was never fond of these roles, but chalked them up to being inexperienced she walked onto a soundstage for the first time to shoot a leading role for Corman. She went on to appear in several of his other lurid, crowd-pleasing flicks, including "Teenage Doll" (1957), "Carnival Rock" (1957), and "The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent" (1957). Condolences to all her family and friends."īorn Gladys Wasden in Las Vegas on August 15, 1932, the effervescent blonde got her start as a dancer and model, and made her film debut in the Roger Corman teen exploitation drama "Rock All Night" (1957). #FalconCrest."Īnother co-star, Sarah Douglas, tweeted, "Very sad to learn of the death of the fabulous Abby Dalton with whom I was fortunate enough to work with on #FalconCrest She was always SO much fun and a terrific talent. She was a mother a wife an accomplished actress and beautiful friend. Smith, and her children, grandchildren and great-grandson, according to Variety.She was remembered on Twitter by her "Falcon Crest" co-star Susan Sullivan, who wrote, "The lovely Abby Dalton has left the stage. She also played the wife role on both “The Joey Bishop Show” and “The Jonathan Winters Show.” Dalton landed guest parts in several 1950s Western series including “Rawhide,” “Maverick,” “Have Gun – Will Travel” and “The Rifleman” and later appeared in game shows including “Hollywood Squares,” “Match Game” and “Super Password.”ĭalton is survived by her husband, Jack D. Martha Hale, RN, which earned her an Emmy nomination in 1961.
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She started on the show in 1981 and was a cast member until 1986.Īfter getting her start in the 1957 film “Rock All Night,” Dalton went on to star in such movies as 1958’s “Girls on the Loose” and 1966’s “The Plainsman” as Calamity Jane.īut TV was where the Emmy-nominated star made her mark, starring in Jackie Cooper’s “Hennesey” television series as Lt. She was 88.ĭalton starred on the show as Julia Cumson, the eldest daughter of the Channing family, who owned a popular vineyard. 'The Defiant Ones' and 'Pete and Gladys' star Cara Williams dead at 96Ībby Dalton, an actress known for her work on “Falcon Crest,” died last week, reported Variety. Rocker Les Emmerson of Five Man Electrical Band dead of COVID at 77 The Roots bassist Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard dead at 62