1. Gladys Marlene Wasden, known professionally as Abby Dalton, was an American actress, known for her television roles on the sitcoms Hennesey and The Joey Bishop Show, and the primetime soap opera Falcon Crest.
16 Facts About Abby Dalton
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Abby Dalton had three children by her marriage to Jack Smith, including Kathleen Kinmont, an actress who closely resembles her mother.
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Abby Dalton appeared as Eloise Barton in an episode of the Western series Jefferson Drum, starring Jeff Richards.
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From 1959 to 1962, Abby Dalton played nurse Martha Hale on Hennesey with former child star Jackie Cooper in the title role, and she portrayed Joey Bishop's wife on The Joey Bishop Show from 1962 to 1965.
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Abby Dalton played the role of Ellie Barnes, the wife of Joey Barnes.
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Hence, Abby Dalton portrayed being married to two different titular television sitcom characters on two different networks within two days.
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Abby Dalton was a semi-regular panelist on NBC and syndicated Match Game and appeared in the early years of Hollywood Squares.
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Abby Dalton appeared on Super Password, with Bert Convy as the host, and guest-starred on the interview program Here's Hollywood.
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Abby Dalton was cast in the original pilot for what became the ABC series Barney Miller as Barney's wife.
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Abby Dalton returned sporadically during the fifth and sixth seasons, but did not reappear after 1986.
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Abby Dalton was a TV game player and regular on Stump the Stars, PDQ and Match Game.
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Abby Dalton appeared on The Rifleman in the episode "The Marshal" as hotel clerk Nancy Moore.
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In 1957, Abby Dalton played roles in the Roger Corman films Teenage Doll, Carnival Rock, and The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent.
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Abby Dalton's first leading role was in the 1957 film Rock All Night produced by American International Pictures.
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In 1966, Abby Dalton played Calamity Jane in The Plainsman with Don Murray, and appeared in the rarely seen film A Whale of a Tale, with William Shatner and Marty Allen.
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Abby Dalton died on November 23,2020, in Los Angeles after a long illness.