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Jan Clayton (August 26, 1917 – August 28, 1983) was a film, musical theater, and television actress. She starred in the popular 1950s TV series Lassie . Born near Alamogordo, New Mexico , the only child of two schoolteachers, Clayton started singing by age four.
Oct 30, 2023 · Jan Clayton was a Broadway musical star and a TV actress who played Ellen Miller on Lassie. She faced many personal struggles, including alcoholism, depression, and the loss of her daughter, but recovered and became a counselor and activist.
Jan Clayton (1917-1983) was an American actress and singer who appeared in films, TV shows and Broadway musicals. She is best known for creating the role of Julie Jordan in Carousel, and for playing Ellen Miller in Lassie.
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- Tularosa, New Mexico, USA
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Jan Clayton was an actress who starred in Lassie, This Man's Navy and The Snake Pit. She was also a Broadway star, a volunteer for Alcoholics Anonymous and a blimp christener.
- August 26, 1917
- August 28, 1983
Sep 3, 2019 · Jan Clayton lost her 16-year-old daughter to a tragic car accident in 1956. In an interview with PEOPLE, the actress, who famously played Ellen Miller on the TV show “Lassie,” opened up about her grief over the death of her daughter, Sandra Jane Hayden.
Aug 31, 1983 · Jan Clayton, who played Tommy Rettig's mother in the original ''Lassie'' television series, died of cancer and other diseases Sunday at her home in West Hollywood. She...
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Aug 30, 1983 · On Aug. 30, 1983, The Times reported that Jan Clayton, once one of Broadway’s brightest musical stars but probably better know to latter-day audiences as Lassie’s first “mother”...
