Moving forward in 2022, the competitions will be organized solely by content genre as opposed to the current method, which separates programs based on program airtime – night vs. Significant changes were announced today in a move by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and the Television Academy that have jointly announced plans to realign the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards.

But first, check out these scenes featuring Jane Wyman and Dalton from Falcon Crest. So, share your remembrances and condolences on the death of Abby Dalton via the comment section below. Smith her daughter, Kathleen Kinmont, sons Matthew and John grandchildren Mac, Jack and Ayden Grace and great-grandson Mathias. She was also notable as a regular on the 60’s sitcoms,The Joey Bishop Show, and for her role as Calamity Jane in Hennesey.Ībby is survived by her husband of 60 years, Jack D. In addition, Dalton made an appearance on The Young and the Restless in 1995 as Phyllis’ (Michelle Stafford) mother, Lydia.ĭalton was also known for being a mainstay on several game shows from: The $25,000 Pyramid, Password, Match Game and Body Language. She was sent to prison, was institutionalized in a mental hospital, presumed dead, and eventually would up in a convent!

On Falcon Crest, Dalton played the daughter to Jane Wyman’s Angela Channing and was the on-screen mother to another name familiar to soap audiences, Lorenzo Lamas (Ex-Lance, Falcon Crest, and Ex-Hector, The Bold and the Beautiful).įrom 1981-1986, soap fans will recall that Julia turned out to be quite the murderer on Falcon Crest after being emotionally-damaged by her mother. She was 88-years-old.Īccording to the Hollywood Reporter, Dalton died last week on November 23rd in Los Angeles, Actress Abby Dalton best known to soap fans as Julia Cumson on the 80’s primetime soap opera, Falcon Crest passed away following a battle with a long illness.

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