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Jan Clayton

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Actor 1917–1983 On stage 19451972

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.

On stage 4 productions, 27 years

1945 Carousel Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Rouben Mamoulian 890 perf.
1946 Show Boat Ziegfeld Theatre · Revival · directed by Hassard Short 418 perf.
1971 Follies Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince & Michael Bennett 522 perf.
1972 A Celebration of Richard Rodgers Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Donald Saddler 1 perf.

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Worked with more than once3 names

Terry Saunders 2 productions
Gene Nelson 2 productions
Andrea Downing 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Carousel , prelude to act I. Jan Clayton and John Raitt on the carousel (1945). Museum of the City of New York. Theater Collection.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • When Billy Bigelow (John Raitt), a New England carnival barker, falls in love with Julie Jordan (Jan Clayton), he proves so shy that he can only convey his feelings by suggesting what might happen “If I Loved You.” Nonetheless, by the time “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over,” he wins Julie. Later he discovers she is pregnant, so he agrees to j…ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • Original cast (1945) : John Raitt, Jan Clayton, Jean Darling, Christine Johnson, Joseph Littau (conductor). Decca DLP-8003; reissue. MCA 2033. Missing: “Geraniums in the Winder” and some dance numbers.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • Original revival cast (1946) : Jan Clayton, Carol Bruce, Charles Fredericks, Kenneth Spencer, Helen Dowdy, Edwin McArthur (conductor). ‡ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • The original Broadway production opened at the Majestic Theatre on April 19, 1945, for 890 performances, and the cast included John Raitt (Billy), Jan Clayton (Julie), Bambi Linn (Louise), Jean Darling (Carrie), Eric Mattson (Mister Snow), Christine Johnson (Nettie), Murvyn Vye (Jigger), and Russell Collins (The Starkeeper). Iva Withers w…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast : Leon Shaw (Captain Orton), Kevin Coughlin (Louis Leonowens), Jan Clayton (Anna Leonowens), John George (The Interpreter), Leonard Graves (The Kralahome), Zachary Scott (The King), Hubert Bland (Phra Alack), Philip Wentworth (Lun Tha), Christine Mathews (Tuptim), Patrick Adiarte (Prince Chulalongkorn), Lynn Kikuchi (Princess Ying Yo…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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