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‘She’s fighting for her life’: My Three Sons star Dawn Lyn, 59, in coma after brain surgery – as the star’s former cast members urge fans to ‘pray for her’
- The former child star – now 59 – rose to fame at age six as Dorothy “Dodie” Harper-Douglas in the CBS sitcom’s final three seasons, a role she played from 1969-1972.
- Dawn’s condition was revealed on social media by her former co-stars, including Stanley Livingston (who played Richard ‘Chip’ Douglas) and Tina Cole (who played Katie Miller-Douglas)
- Stanley wrote last week: “I just found out that my little TV sister, DAWN LYN (Dodie), is in a coma fighting for her life. She recently had surgery to remove a brain tumor
- “Please pray for a speedy and full recovery for her. I took Dawn out for lunch a few months ago. We had a great time reminiscing about our MTS days’
- My Three Sons, starring Fred McMurray as Steve Douglas, told the story of a widower who raises his children with his stepfather and the children’s uncle
- The series won a Golden Globe in 1962 for best television show
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My Three Sons star Dawn Lyn battling for her life in coma after surgery to remove brain tumor, reports TMZ.
The former child star – now 59 – rose to fame at age six as Dorothy “Dodie” Harper-Douglas in the CBS sitcom’s final three seasons, a role she played from 1969-1972.
Dawn’s condition was revealed on social media by her former co-stars, including Stanley Livingston (who played Richard ‘Chip’ Douglas) and Tina Cole (who played Katie Miller-Douglas) – with the actors urging fans to “pray” for it. recovery of Dawn.
Fight for her life: My Three Sons star Dawn Lyn fights for her life in a coma after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor, TMZ reports (Dawn is pictured in the 1980s)
Stanley wrote last week: “I just found out that my little TV sister, DAWN LYN (Dodie), is in a coma fighting for her life. She recently had surgery to remove a brain tumor.
“Please pray for a speedy and full recovery for her. I took Dawn out for lunch a few months ago. We had a great time reminiscing about our MTS days. Dawn is one of the nicest people I’ve ever known.
“Thoughts and prayers also go out to her husband, John at this time. This is terrible news!”
Tina wrote: ‘My sincere prayers go out to my ‘My Three Sons’ dear ‘lil’ sis, Dawn Lyn (Dodie) and her husband John. Dawn is fighting for her life after brain surgery.”
Rise to fame: The former child star – now 59 – rose to fame at age six as Dorothy “Dodie” Harper-Douglas (pictured) in the CBS sitcom’s final three seasons, a role she played from 1969-1972
Posts: Dawn’s condition was revealed on social media by her former co-stars, including Stanley Livingston (who played Richard ‘Chip’ Douglas) and Tina Cole (who played Katie Miller-Douglas)
Lyn’s brother, actor and musician Leif Garrett, 60, told the publication: “My sister, Dawn, never wanted anyone to know about the surgery.
“Since it has been leaked on social media, I would really appreciate it if everyone could understand that it has been a difficult time to have lost both our parents and a cousin recently.”
“Please keep my sister in your thoughts and prayers and respect the privacy of our family. Thank you.’
My Three Sons, with Fred McMurray as father Steve Douglas, told the story of a widower who raises his three children with his stepfather and the children’s uncle.
The series won a Golden Globe for Best Television Program in 1962.
Dawn started acting when she was four years old when she appeared at age 4 as a Native American boy in the B-grade western Cry Blood, Apache.
In 1969, she played Prudence Everett in the pilot for the ABC series Nanny and the Professor, but when the television pilot initially failed to sell, she was fired from her contract with ABC.
Lyn has also appeared on shows including Adam-12, Emergency!, Marcus Welby, MD, Barnaby Jones and Gunsmoke.
In 1971, she played the daughter of Gregory Peck’s character in the movie Shoot Out and had a lead role in a 1973 episode of Mannix.
Her last on-screen acting credit was in the 1978 Wonder Woman episode “My Teenage Idol is Missing.”
Dawn retired from acting in 1977 and was last known in real estate.
Onscreen: My Three Sons, starring Fred McMurray as father Steve Douglas told the story of a widower raising his three children with his stepfather and the children’s uncle (pictured Fred and Dawn in the show)