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- Birth nameJane Byral Clayton
- Jan Clayton was born on August 26, 1917 in Tularosa, New Mexico, USA. She was an actress, known for Lassie (1954), This Man's Navy (1945) and Flight Angels (1940). She was married to George Greeley, Robert Warren Lerner and Russell Hayden. She died on August 28, 1983 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
- SpousesGeorge Greeley(June 21, 1966 - May 1968) (divorced)Robert Warren Lerner(March 26, 1946 - March 1961) (divorced, 3 children)Russell Hayden(October 9, 1938 - 1943) (divorced, 1 child)
- Best-known for her role as Tommy Rettig's mother, "Ellen Miller", in the early installments of the popular TV series, Lassie (1954) (1954-1957).
- She got to christen a Goodyear blimp, the "Volunteer VI", because of her role in This Man's Navy (1945), a movie about Navy blimps.
- She joined Alcoholics Anonymous in 1970 and helped counsel other alcoholics on how to reclaim their lives. Every Thursday she worked as a volunteer answering the phone for the Alcoholism Council of Greater Los Angeles, where she later became a board member in the organization.
- Appeared in several films with her ex-husband, Russell Hayden before they were married. They included In Old Mexico (1938) and Sunset Trail (1938).
- Created the lead role of "Julie Jordan" in the original Broadway production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's "Carousel", opposite John Raitt's "Billy Bigelow", in 1945.
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