Lori Martin

American actress Lori MartinMartin in 1961BornDawn Catherine Menzer(1947-04-18)April 18, 1947Glendale, California, U.S.DiedApril 4, 2010(2010-04-04) (aged 62)Oakhurst, California, U.S.OccupationsFilm and television actressYears active1956–1970Spouse(s)Charles Breitenbucher (m. 19??; died 1999)Children1 Dawn Catherine Menzer (April 18, 1947 – April 4, 2010), known professionally as Lori Martin, was an American actress. A child actress for most of her career, she first achieved recognition as the title character of the NBC drama series National Velvet (1960–1962). Her most prominent film role was in the 1962 thriller Cape Fear, where she portrayed Gregory Peck's daughter. Early career Lori Martin was born Dawn Catherine Menzer in Glendale, California, at 10:02 a.m.; her fraternal twin sister, Doree, arrived four minutes later. She weighed only 5 pounds and measured just 18 inches at birth. She spent the first few weeks of her life in an incubator, during which time her survival was somewhat doubtful. Her father, Russell C. Menzer, was an MGM and Warner Brothers commercial artist and art director. She had a younger brother, Stephen Menzer, and an older sister, Jean Coulter, a ve