Biographies: Audrey Dalton - Actor

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An Irish actress, born in Dublin, Ireland, as Audrey James Emmet Dalton. She married twice and gave birth to 4 children. Audrey Dalton's most important works include My Cousin Rachel (1952), Separate Tables (1958), Casanova's Big Night (1954), and Titanic (1953). Audrey Dalton, the daughter of the Irish war hero who became a producer, Emmet Dalton, decided in childhood to become an actress after participating in her school plays. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Dublin. After the family moved to London, she joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). During her studies, the executive of Paramount saw her performing in a play in London. He offered her an acting test to participate in the film to be produced, The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953). She went to the United States in 1952 and then contracted with 20th Century Fox. At a university party, she met basketball player James Brown, who later became an assistant director and producer, and they married and had 4 children. Audrey Dalton returned to Paramount Pictures, making a few movies. She then worked independently, presenting Drum Beat (1954). She worked with Warner Bros. on Alan Ladd and Marisa Pavan, and with MGM on The Prodigal (1955). She headed to television work, and one of her most prominent series is Wagon Train. Her last appearance was in the series Police Woman (1978). She later married Rod F. Simenz and retired to devote herself to her married life.

• 9 January 2024
• Toqa Hesham