Abby Dalton

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Abby Dalton
Dalton as Martha Hale in the final Hennessey episode, September 17, 1962.
Born	Marlene Wasden (1935-08-15) August 15, 1935 (age 76) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1957–2008
Spouse	Jack Smith (1960–19??; divorced; 3 children) Joe Mondragon (divorced)

Abby Dalton (born August 15, 1935) is an American actress.

Born as Marlene Wasden in Las Vegas, Nevada, she has made numerous appearances on television, including the recurring role of "Julia Cumson" on Falcon Crest. Dalton's character was fist-fought over by James Garner and Clint Eastwood in the "Duel at Sundown" episode of Maverick.

Dalton as the new Mrs. Joey Barnes, September 15, 1962.

She played a nurse on Hennesey with Jackie Cooper and portrayed Joey Bishop's wife on The Joey Bishop Show, a situation comedy on NBC and CBS from 1961–1965. As the Hennessey series was coming to a close, The Joey Bishop Show was preparing for its premiere on NBC. Dalton played the role of Ellie Barnes, the wife of Joey Barnes (Joey Bishop), on the program. As the show premiered on September 15, 1962, Dalton and Bishop are shown as newlyweds Ellie and Joey Barnes. Hennessey's series finale program was aired two days later, on September 17, 1962, with nurse Martha Hale's (Dalton) marriage to Chick Hennessey (Jackie Cooper). Dalton married two different television characters on two different networks within two days.

She was also a semi-regular panelist on Match Game and appeared in the early years of Hollywood Squares. She also guest-starred on the interview program Here's Hollywood.

Personal life

She has three children by her marriage to Jack Smith (which ended in divorce), including actress Kathleen Kinmont.

External links

• Abby Dalton at the Internet Movie Database