Dayton Lummis

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Dayton Lummis
Dayton Lummis in Bonanza (Escape to Ponderosa).jpg
Lummis in Bonanza, 1960
Born(1903-08-08)August 8, 1903
DiedMarch 23, 1988(1988-03-23) (aged 84)
OccupationActor
Years active1944–1975

Dayton Lummis (August 8, 1903 – February 3, 1988) was an American film, television and theatre actor.[1] He was perhaps best known for playing the role of "General Douglas MacArthur" in the 1955 film The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell.[2] Lummis died in February 1988 in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 84.[3]

Partial filmography[]

Lummis in Jack the Giant Killer, 1962

References[]

  1. ^ Aaker, Everett (1997). Television Western Players of the Fifties: A Biographical Encyclopedia of All Regular Cast Members in Western Series, 1949-1959. McFarland. p. 333. ISBN 9780786402847 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Dayton Lummis To Play MacArthur". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 3, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "Dayton Lummis". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Joins "China Venture"". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 3, 1953. p. 64. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
  5. ^ "Lummis Cast at U-I". Mirror News. Los Angeles, California. January 15, 1953. p. 52. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. closed access

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