Dan Barton (born Daniel George Berman, September 20, 1921 â€" December
13, 2009) was an American actor.The son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
Berman, Barton was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Lake
View High School and the school of speech at Northwestern University.
At age 12, he began his lifelong acting career starting out in radio,
averaging 15 shows a week as a child actor.He served in the Army
Special Services Entertainment Unit during World War II acting with
Alex Nicol and Mickey Rooney. While stationed in Paris he edited a
humor magazine. After returning to the States he was cast as
Stefanowski in the stage play Mr. Roberts where he met actor Cliff
Robertson who became his lifelong friend.[verification needed]While on
tour, Barton met actress Anne Henderson, whom he later wed. They
married between a matinee and evening performance. Anne, who died in
2000, was best known as Eddie Haskell’s mother in Leave it to
Beaver. They had two children, musician Steve Barton from the band
Translator and Susan Berman. In 2005, he married Gyl Roland, daughter
of Gilbert Roland and Constance Bennett.
13, 2009) was an American actor.The son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
Berman, Barton was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Lake
View High School and the school of speech at Northwestern University.
At age 12, he began his lifelong acting career starting out in radio,
averaging 15 shows a week as a child actor.He served in the Army
Special Services Entertainment Unit during World War II acting with
Alex Nicol and Mickey Rooney. While stationed in Paris he edited a
humor magazine. After returning to the States he was cast as
Stefanowski in the stage play Mr. Roberts where he met actor Cliff
Robertson who became his lifelong friend.[verification needed]While on
tour, Barton met actress Anne Henderson, whom he later wed. They
married between a matinee and evening performance. Anne, who died in
2000, was best known as Eddie Haskell’s mother in Leave it to
Beaver. They had two children, musician Steve Barton from the band
Translator and Susan Berman. In 2005, he married Gyl Roland, daughter
of Gilbert Roland and Constance Bennett.
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