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American film, television and theatre actor
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Dayton Lummis
Lummis in Bonanza, 1960
Born(1903-08-08)August 8, 1903
Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMarch 23, 1988(1988-03-23) (aged 84)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1944–1975

Dayton Lummis (August 8, 1903 – March 23, 1988) was an American film, television and theatre actor. He was perhaps best known for playing the role of General Douglas MacArthur in the 1955 film The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell.

Lummis died in March 1988 in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 84.

Partial filmography

Lummis in Jack the Giant Killer, 1962

References

  1. Kotar, S.L.; Gessler, J.E. (December 2009). Riverboat: The Evolution of a Television Series, 1959-1961. BearManor Media. p. 106. ISBN 9781593935054 – via Google Books.
  2. 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.
  3. "Dayton Lummis To Play MacArthur". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 3, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
  4. "Dayton Lummis". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 339. ISBN 9780810835474 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Joins "China Venture"". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 3, 1953. p. 64. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
  7. "Lummis Cast at U-I". Mirror News. Los Angeles, California. January 15, 1953. p. 52. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
  8. Lentz, Harris (1996). Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers. McFarland. p. 492 – via Google Books.

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