Jan Clayton
January Clayton ( born August 26, 1917 in Tularosa, † August 28, 1983 in West Hollywood ) was an American actress.
Life
In January 1938, Clayton married her castmates Russell Hayden. ( † 1956 * 1940 ) From this marriage the daughter Sandra was born.
January Clayton is best known for her role as Julie Jordan in the Broadway production of the musical Carousel in 1945 alongside John Raitt. A year later she took on two roles in the revival of the musical Show Boat at the Ziegfeld Theatre, also on Broadway. Both productions were obtained by recordings for posterity.
Three years after his divorce from Russell Hayden January Clayton went in 1946, again a marriage: by attorney Robert Lerner they had three children, daughters Robin ( b. 1948 ) and Karen ( b. 1949 ) and a son, Joe (* 1950). In 1958, this marriage also ended in divorce.
Between 1954 and 1957 appeared in 114 episodes Clayton January the television series Lassie with the mother of the human protagonist Tommy Rettig. Until the early 1980s, it was primarily for television series in front of the camera.
January Clayton's third and last marriage ( with the composer George Greeley ) lasted from 1966 until 1968.
January Clayton died two days after her 66th birthday with cancer. It is located in the cemetery Fairview Cemetery buried in her birthplace Tularosa.