{{Short description|American actress (1923–1994)}} {{Infobox person | name = June Dayton | image = File:June Dayton 1961.jpg | caption = Dayton in 1961 | birth_name = Mary June Wetzel | birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|8|24|mf=y}} | birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|6|13|1923|8|24|mf=y}} | death_place = Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. | spouse = Dean Harens<br>(m. 1947) | years_active = 1951–1986 | occupation = Actress }}
'''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.<ref name="lat">{{cite news|title=June Dayton Harens; Played Mary Aldrich in Henry Aldrich Films|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-18-mn-5439-story.html|access-date=19 February 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 18, 1994}}</ref> Her introduction to acting came via a dramatic arts course in college.<ref name="a">{{cite news|title=Lucky Break|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9030157/the_age/|work=The Age|date=September 15, 1951|location=Australia, Victoria, Melbourne|page=5|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = February 17, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>
==Stage== Dayton's Broadway credits include ''The Ivy Green'' (1949), ''Tenting Tonight'' (1947) and ''Lovely Me'' (1946).<ref>{{cite web|title=June Dayton|url=https://www.playbill.com/person/june-dayton-vault-0000088428|website=Playbill Vault|accessdate=19 February 2017}}</ref>
She worked in summer stock theater for several years, and in 1951, she toured in Australia with a production of ''The Moon Is Blue''.<ref name=a/>
== Television == Dayton played Mary Aldrich in ''The Aldrich Family'',<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of television shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=23|edition=2nd}}</ref> Patsy Hamilton in ''The Brighter Day'',{{r|etvs|page1=136}} Jennifer in ''A Date with Life'',{{r|etvs|page1=238}} Grace Baden in ''Lucas Tanner'',{{r|etvs|page1=632}} and Lucy Spaulding in ''Paradise Bay''.{{r|etvs|page1=810}}
Dayton appeared as a guest star in episodes of ''Studio One'', ''Robert Montgomery Presents'', ''Kraft Theatre'', ''The Untouchables (1959 TV series)'', ''Gunsmoke'' (“Laughing Gas” - 1958 - S3E29 & “Bently” - 1964 - S9E28), ''The Investigators'', ''The Fugitive'', ''The F.B.I.'', ''Barnaby Jones'', and ''Quincy, M.E.''. She made five guest appearances on ''Perry Mason'': in 1957 she played defendant Myrna Davenport in "The Case of the Runaway Corpse", in 1958 as defendant Sue Hardisty in "The Case of the Buried Clock", and in 1960 as wife Alice Gorman in "The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker". Dayton played Catherine Driscoll in the episode "The Party Line" on CBS's ''Dennis the Menace''. She had a memorable role as Helen Turner in ''The Twilight Zone'' episode "A Penny for Your Thoughts", which featured Dick York. She appeared in an episode of ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' titled "Divorcees Anonymous".<ref name="mcmahon57">McMahon, Mike (8 January 1957). [http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031356/1957-01-08/ed-1/seq-9/# Entertainment Highlights], ''Plattsburgh Press-Republican''</ref>
In 1965, Dayton was cast as Virginia Farragut in "The Battle of San Francisco Bay" in the syndicated anthology series, ''Death Valley Days''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0556760/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ql_cl|title="Death Valley Days" the Battle of San Francisco Bay (TV Episode 1965) - IMDb|website=IMDb}}</ref> 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"<ref>{{Citation |title=Cannon: Death Chain {{!}} TVmaze |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/232937/cannon-1x02-death-chain |language=en |access-date=2023-02-14}}</ref> as Susan Kendrix and the February 1974 episode "Blood Money"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blood Money - Guest Cast {{!}} TVmaze |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/233004/cannon-3x19-blood-money/cast |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.tvmaze.com}}</ref> as Nurse Laura Meader.
She made three appearances on ''Barnaby Jones'': the January 1974 episode "The Platinum Connection"<ref>{{Citation |title=Barnaby Jones: The Platinum Connection {{!}} TVmaze |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/529942/barnaby-jones-2x16-the-platinum-connection |language=en |access-date=2023-02-14}}</ref> as Mrs. Andrews, the October 1974 episode "Odd Man Loses"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Odd Man Loses - Guest Cast {{!}} TVmaze |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/529955/barnaby-jones-3x05-odd-man-loses/cast |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.tvmaze.com}}</ref> as Pam Hogan and the March 1979 episode "Child of Love Child of Vengeance: Part 1"<ref>{{Citation |title=Barnaby Jones: Season 7, Episode 23 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/barnaby_jones/s07/e23 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=June Dayton guest appearances |url=https://www.ultimate70s.com/actor/June_Dayton/-/- |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.ultimate70s.com}}</ref> as Marie Adams."
Her film appearances included roles in ''Twilight of Honor'' (1963), ''One Man's Way'' (1963), ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' (1970), ''Something for Joey'' (1977), ''Deadman's Curve'' (1978) and ''The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2'' (1978). Dayton was in an episode of ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' about an ex army buddy who Rob thought is a jewel thief.
== Personal life == Dayton married actor Dean Harens in 1947. The marriage lasted until her death in 1994.
==Death== Dayton died of cancer in Sherman Oaks, California. She was 70.<ref name=lat/>
== Selected filmography == {{Portal|Biography|Ohio|Film|Television|Theater}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1961|| ''The Twilight Zone'' || Helen Turner || Season 2 Episode 16: "A Penny for Your Thoughts" |- |1963|| ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' || Barbara Stander || Season 1 Episode 19: "To Catch a Butterfly" |- |1963|| ''Twilight of Honor'' || Vera Driscoll || |- |1964|| ''One Man's Way'' || Mrs. Gordon || |- |1970|| ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' || Miss Ray Cave || |- |1974|| ''The Man from Independence'' || Bess Truman || |- |1977|| ''Something for Joey'' || Mrs. Frome || |- |1978|| ''Deadman's Curve'' || Clara Berry || |- |1978|| ''The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2'' || Mrs. Boothe || |- |1979|| ''Captain America'' || Secretary || |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0206761}} * {{IBDB name|455861}}
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