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Dawn Lyn, born Dawn Lyn Nervik, is an American actress born in Los Angeles, California in January, 1963. She is the daughter of actor, stuntman, cameraman Rik Nervik and Carolyn Underwood aka Carolyn Steller. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...


Dawn Lyn began acting at age four in Cry Blood, Apache, though it was not released until 1970. She was the original Prudence in the pilot for television series "Nanny and the Professor". By the time the pilot sold at the last minute, Dawn had already been released from her contract and cast as Dodie in "My Three Sons". The producers of "Nanny and the Professor" unsuccessfully sued in an attempt to get her back. She worked steadily, financially supporting her family, until her mid-teens. She says her petite stature (She is 4'10") began to work against her instead of for her, as it had when she was a child. My Three Sons was a television series sitcom that ran from September 29, 1960 to August 24, 1972. ... Nanny And The Professor was a 1970s U.S. fantasy sitcom that was produced by 20th Century Fox Television. ...


In 1971, during the filming of "Shoot Out", Gregory Peck saved her from a fall and potential serious injury. The incident occured while they were rehearsing the scene where Dawn's character, Decky, jumps onto the caboose of a moving train. Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ...


She is the younger sister of singer/actor Leif Garrett. She co-starred with him in an episode of "Cannon", "Wonder Woman", and all three original "Walking Tall" Films. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A small cannon on a carriage, Bucharest. ... Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. ... Walking Tall is a 1973 semi-biopic of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a former professional wrestler-turned lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee. ...


Many years ago, a rumor began that Debralee Scott is Dawn's sister. Dawn has set the record straight "I'm sure she was a very nice person, but we are not related. I never met her." Debralee Scott (April 2, 1953 – April 5, 2005) was an American actress best known for her role on the soap opera spoof Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as the title character (played by Louise Lasser)s trampy younger and prettier sister, Cathy Shumway. // Movie roles Scotts first role was filmed...


As an adult, she went on to counsel budding child actors and their parents, about the pros and cons of the industry. She has also stayed active by participating in local community theater and voicing characters for radio shows.


She currently lives in Hawaii with her husband, W. John Reese, who is a Public Affairs Officer with the Army. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...


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Dawn Lyn (498 words)
Dawn told me that she found out later she was a brave and not a squaw.
Dawn says acting was overall a good experience for her, though her career came to an abrupt end when it was felt she was too short to play older roles and yet too mature to play younger parts.
Dawn is not the sister of nor has she ever even met Debralee.
Actress Dawn Lyn (167 words)
Dawn Lyn was born in Hollywood, California and was raised in the San Fernando Valley.  She made her acting debut at the age of four playing a Native American boy.  At the age of five, she won the role of  Dodie in the TV series "My Three Sons" from 1969 through 1972.
At age seven, Dawn co-starred in "Shootout" with Gregory Peck, directed by Henry Hathaway ("The Sons Of Katie Elder", "True Grit" & "Five Card Stud").  She also co-starred in all three "Walking Tall" movies as Buford Pusser's daughter....Dwana Pusser.
Dawn Lyn & James Arness from a "Gunsmoke" episode.
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